Validação psicométrica de instrumento para avaliação de contexto entre avós e netos na relação de cuidado.

Abstract

Introduction: Brazilian families currently have more grandparents who care for grandchildren compared to previous times and when thinking about these transformations it is important to consider the roles that these grandparents assume in the new family configurations. Currently, there is still little research in this field and there is a lack of validated and reliable instruments to reliably identify such a gap in the care relationship between grandparents and grandchildren, especially considering the Brazilian scenario. The objective of this research was to validate an instrument for evaluating the context between grandparents and grandchildren in the care relationship. This was a methodological study to validate the construct of an instrument through exploratory, confirmatory and technical factor analysis of known groups, with construction and validation beginning in the master's degree, defended in 2019. As a result of the exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, the reorganization of the instrument, which was applied to the target population and the result obtained was based on the known groups technique. It was found that the instrument was able to capture different realities and contexts in which grandparents exercise a caring relationship with grandchildren. It is worth highlighting that it is necessary for health and social professionals to have the sensitivity to see these elderly people who care for grandchildren, aiming at their ongoing training and health services, routine and work tools, including this topic in their assessments. of care practice, so that we have a holistic view of the grandparents/grandchildren binomial.