title: [Short Zarit scale in dementias].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We aimed to reduce Zarit scale (ZS) for the assessment of caregiver burden in dementias.
  
  
  METHODS
  Prospective study in which the ZS was performed to 85 caregivers of patients with dementia admitted to hospital. The field explored by each item was decided by an expert committee and a logistic regression and ROC curve were performed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A ZS reduction to 4 items was achieved with a sensitivity 98,5% and specificity of 94,7%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A reduced Zarit scale is useful to identifiy caregiver burden in dementias. It is also easy to use.
authors.affiliation: Gestió de Serveis Sanitaris, Hospital Santa María, Lleida, España. angor@gss.scs.es
authors.forename: Ana M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Gort
authors.forename: María
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mingot
authors.forename: Jaume
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: March
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Gómez
authors.forename: Teodoro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Soler
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Nicolás
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017028:Caregivers; D003704:Dementia; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016526:Workload