10.6084/m9.figshare.7942466.v1 Aline Cristina Martins Gratão Aline Cristina Martins Gratão Allan Gustavo Brigola Allan Gustavo Brigola Ana Carolina Ottaviani Ana Carolina Ottaviani Bruna Moretti Luchesi Bruna Moretti Luchesi Érica Nestor Souza Érica Nestor Souza Estefani Serafim Rossetti Estefani Serafim Rossetti Nathalia Alves de Oliveira Nathalia Alves de Oliveira Marielli Terassi Marielli Terassi Sofia Cristina Iost Pavarini Sofia Cristina Iost Pavarini Brief version of Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI) for burden assessment in older caregivers SciELO journals 2019 caregivers older adult psychological stress validation studies geriatric nursing 2019-04-03 02:53:50 Dataset https://scielo.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Brief_version_of_Zarit_Burden_Interview_ZBI_for_burden_assessment_in_older_caregivers/7942466 <div><p>ABSTRACT. The degree of burden related to the demands of daily care provided to a dependent older adult is important to evaluate due to the negative influence exerted on caregivers’ physical and psychological health. Objective: To analyze the validity of the 12-item version of the Zarit Burden Interview administered to older caregivers of community-dwelling older dependent individuals and suggest a cut-off score based on quartiles. Methods: Three hundred and forty-one older caregivers (mean age: 69.6±7.1 years; 76.8% women) registered with primary healthcare centers were evaluated using the ZBI-12. Additional evaluations addressed stress (Perceived Stress Scale [PSS]), depressive symptoms (Geriatric Depression Scale [GDS]) in the older caregivers and the degree of dependence of the older care recipients (Lawton and Brody [L&B]). Results: Cronbach’s alpha demonstrated very good internal consistency (α=0.81). Correlations were found between all ZBI-12 items and overall score on the PSS (r=0.53; p<0.01). GDS (r=0.43; p<0.01) and L&B (r= -0.23; p<0.01) scale scores. The PSS demonstrated the strongest correlation with ZBI-12 score and proved to be the standard reference. Based on caregivers with a higher degree of stress considering the PSS score quartiles, a cut-off score of 13 points on the ZBI-12 is suggested for screening burden in community-dwelling older caregivers, but should not be assumed as normative data. Conclusion: The ZBI-12 can be considered valid for evaluation of burden in clinical practice and research as a fast, efficient option for screening burden among older caregivers of community-dwelling older adults.</p></div>