Family caregiver burden in the context of the long-term care insurance system.
This paper covers our recent work regarding family caregiver burden for elderly. The topics are as follows: cross-sectional studies on caregiver burden; changes in caregiver burden; appropriateness of the Long-Term Care insurance assessment scheme; attitude towards caregiving among caregivers; and the development of the short version of the Japanese version of the Zarit Caregiver Burden Interview.
Arai
Yumiko
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Research Unit for Nursing, Caring Sciences and Psychology, National Institute for Longevity Sciences, 36-3 Gengo Morioka-cho, Obu-shi, Aichi 474-8522, Japan.
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D016330:Frail Elderly; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006701:Home Nursing / Q000191:economics / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007353:Insurance, Long-Term Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D007407:Interviews as Topic / Q000379:methods; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D009313:National Health Programs; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology