The Italian version of the Zarit Burden Interview: A validation study

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 797-805

  Chattat, Rabih ^a   Cortesi, Valeria ^a   Izzicupo, Fabio ^b   Del Re, Maria Letizia ^c   Sgarbi, Cinzia ^d   Fabbo, Andrea ^d   Bergonzini, Elisa ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Operative Unite Hospice Asur Marche   (Italy)

^c Local Health Agency of Pescara   (Italy)

^d Psychogeriatric Consulting Center   (Italy)

^e Department of Public Health   (Italy)

Author keywords

assessment; burden; caregiver; dementia; Italian; validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CONCURRENT VALIDITY; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; SPLIT HALF CORRELATION; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 90; ZARIT BURDEN INTERVIEW;

CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; DEMENTIA; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ITALY; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TRANSLATING;

EID: 79956048619     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610210002218     Document Type: Article

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