II. Indications
- Assess burden in relatives of impaired elderly
III. Questions (rated as 0-Never to 4-Nearly always)
- Self-administered survey completed by Caregiver
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General feelings
- Not enough time for self
- Over-taxed with responsibilities
- Lost control of life
- Feelings regarding caring for relative
- Uncertain about what to do for relative
- Feeling that should do more for relative
- Feeling that could do a better job of caring
- Overall level of burden
- Sense of responsibility
- Excessive help requests
- Level that impaired relative depends on Caregiver
- Sense that all responsibility falls on one Caregiver
- Fear of future regarding impaired relative
- Fear of not enough money to care for relative
- Fear of not able to continue caring for relative
- Wish to leave care of relative to someone else
- Feelings when with impaired relative
- Sense of strain
- Anger
- Embarrassed
- Uncomfortable about having friends over
- Relationship with relative negatively impacts
- Social life
- Other relationships with family and friends
- Caregiver health
- Privacy
IV. Interpretation
- No or minimal burden: 0 to 20
- Mild to moderate burden: 21 to 40
- Moderate to severe burden: 41 to 60
- Severe burden: 61 to 88