| Literature DB >> 2007478 |
P P Vitaliano1, J Russo, H M Young, J Becker, R D Maiuro.
Abstract
The Screen for Caregiver Burden (SCB) is a measure designed to identify distressing caregiver experiences rapidly. The 25-item SCB, created specifically for spouse caregivers of Alzheimer's care recipients, provides scores for objective burden (OB; number of potentially negative experiences) and subjective burden (SB; appraised distress in response to the experiences). Three separate studies (total N = 191) demonstrate the internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and validity (content, divergent, convergent, and criterion) of the scales. Finally, evidence suggests that changes in OB and SB over time are explained by changes in care-recipient functioning and caregiver distress.Entities:
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Year: 1991 PMID： 2007478 DOI： 10.1093/geront/31.1.76
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Gerontologist ISSN： 0016-9013