OBJECTIVES: To develop a shortened screen for burden associated with caring for a patient with Alzheimer's disease (AD). DESIGN: Cross-sectional. SETTING: The Memory Disorders Clinic of an AD center. PARTICIPANTS: Two hundred fifty-one AD patient-caregiver dyads. MEASUREMENTS: Screen for Caregiver Burden (SCB), Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale, Medical Outcomes Short Form, Mini-Mental State Examination, and patient and caregiver characteristics. RESULTS: At least 25% of the sample endorsed eight of the 25 items in the SCB subjective burden (SB) scale. Of these eight items with a prevalence of 25% or greater endorsement, seven items had item-total correlations of 0.55 or greater. The shortened seven-item SCB SB had an alpha of 0.86, indicating that the shortened scale has good internal consistency (Full SCB SB alpha=0.88). The seven-item SCB SB was highly associated with depression and overall mental health measures. CONCLUSION: This shortened version of the SCB allows a clinician to rapidly assess the burden associated with caregiving for a person with AD.
OBJECTIVES: To develop a shortened screen for burden associated with caring for a patient with Alzheimer's disease (AD). DESIGN: Cross-sectional. SETTING: The Memory Disorders Clinic of an AD center. PARTICIPANTS: Two hundred fifty-one ADpatient-caregiver dyads. MEASUREMENTS: Screen for Caregiver Burden (SCB), Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale, Medical Outcomes Short Form, Mini-Mental State Examination, and patient and caregiver characteristics. RESULTS: At least 25% of the sample endorsed eight of the 25 items in the SCB subjective burden (SB) scale. Of these eight items with a prevalence of 25% or greater endorsement, seven items had item-total correlations of 0.55 or greater. The shortened seven-item SCB SB had an alpha of 0.86, indicating that the shortened scale has good internal consistency (Full SCB SB alpha=0.88). The seven-item SCB SB was highly associated with depression and overall mental health measures. CONCLUSION: This shortened version of the SCB allows a clinician to rapidly assess the burden associated with caregiving for a person with AD.
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