A new measure of caregiver burden in Alzheimer's disease: the caregiver-perceived burden questionnaire.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To validate the Caregiver-Perceived Burden Questionnaire (CPBQ) and report its psychometric properties.

Methods

The CPBQ was administered to caregivers of patients with moderate-to-severe AD in a double-blind randomized trial comparing extended-release memantine to placebo (n = 676). Measurement properties were analyzed using factor analysis, classical test theory, and Rasch analysis.

Results

Two subscales were identified: the Caregivers' Assessment of the Patient (CAP) and the Caregivers' Assessment of Themselves (CAT). The reliability was .89 (CAP) and .83 (CAT). The CAP scores were significantly correlated (r > .3) with scores from the Severe Impairment Battery (SIB) and the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI). The CAT scores were significantly correlated wi

SUBMITTER: Erder MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10697400 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature