Psychometric Properties of an Abridged Version of the Zarit Burden Interview Within a Representative Canadian Caregiver Sample

Purpose: Given the exponential increase in dementia prevalence anticipated in the coming years, measurement of caregiver burden has become common in gerontological research and clinical practice. The Zarit Burden Interview (BI) has emerged as the most widely utilized burden measure. The current stud...

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Published in:The Gerontologist 2003-02, Vol.43 (1), p.121-127
Main Authors: O'Rourke, Norm, Tuokko, Holly A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Algorithms
Burden
Canada - epidemiology
Caregivers
Caregivers - psychology
Dementia
Dementia - epidemiology
Dementia - psychology
Depression - epidemiology
Depression - psychology
Female
Humans
Interviews as Topic
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Middle Aged
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Psychological tests
Psychology
Psychometrics
Regression Analysis
Surveys and Questionnaires
Test Reliability
Test validity
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Summary:Purpose: Given the exponential increase in dementia prevalence anticipated in the coming years, measurement of caregiver burden has become common in gerontological research and clinical practice. The Zarit Burden Interview (BI) has emerged as the most widely utilized burden measure. The current study examines the psychometric properties of responses to an abridged, 12-item version of this scale. Design and Methods: Data were derived from a national epidemiological study of dementia incidence and patterns of care (N = 1,095). Informal caregivers of surviving institutionalized and community-dwelling index subjects were interviewed 5 years subsequent to initial recruitment (n = 770). Results: Results of both the exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses support a two-factor structure of responses to this abridged scale. Subsequent to control for demographic variables, dementia illness features, and baseline depressive symptoms at baseline, responses to this brief BI provide a significant increase to prediction of depressive symptoms at Time 2 (R2 =.24, p
ISSN:0016-9013
1758-5341
DOI:10.1093/geront/43.1.121