title: The screen for caregiver burden.
abstract: The Screen for Caregiver Burden (SCB) is a measure designed to identify distressing caregiver experiences rapidly. The 25-item SCB, created specifically for spouse caregivers of Alzheimer's care recipients, provides scores for objective burden (OB; number of potentially negative experiences) and subjective burden (SB; appraised distress in response to the experiences). Three separate studies (total N = 191) demonstrate the internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and validity (content, divergent, convergent, and criterion) of the scales. Finally, evidence suggests that changes in OB and SB over time are explained by changes in care-recipient functioning and caregiver distress.
authors.affiliation: University of Washington, Seattle.
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Vitaliano
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Russo
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Maiuro
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000451:nursing*; D005260:Female; D006701:Home Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis*