EDUCA study: Psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Zarit Caregiver Burden Scale

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 705-711

  Martin Carrasco, M ^a   Otermin, P ^b   Perez Camo, V ^c   Pujol, J ^d   Aguera, L ^e   Martin, M J ^f   Gobartt, A L ^g   Pons, S ^h   Balana, M ^g  

^a Clinica Psiquiatrica Padre Menni   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL DE GRANOLLERS   (Spain)

^c CSM Delicias   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

^f Clinica Mediterranea de Neurociencias   (Spain)

^g Health Outcomes Research   (Spain)

^h Sant Joan Despi   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; burden; caregiver; factorial analysis; Zarit scale

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST OF ILLNESS; EDUCATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SPAIN; STANDARD;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; EDUCATION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROC CURVE; SPAIN;

EID: 77955320205     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860903586094     Document Type: Article

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