title: [Validation of the abbreviated Zarit scales for measuring burden syndrome in the primary caregiver of an elderly patient].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine which abbreviated Zarit Scale (ZS) better evaluates the burden of the caregiver of an elderly patient in Medellin, Colombia.
  
  
  METHODS
  Validation study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Primary Care setting in the city of Medellin.
  
  
  METHODS
  Primary caregiver of dependent elderly patients over 65 years old.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value for the different abbreviated Zarit scales, plus performing a reliability analysis using the Cronbach Alpha coefficient.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The abbreviated scales obtained a sensitivity of between 36.84 and 81.58%, specificity between 95.99 and 100%, positive predictive values between 71.05 and 100%, and negative predictive values of between 91.64 and 97.42%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The scale that better determined caregiver burden in Primary Care was the Bedard Screening scale, with a sensitivity of 81.58%, a specificity of 96.35% and positive and negative predictive values of 75.61% and 97.42%, respectively.
authors: Maestría en Epidemiología, Universidad CES, Medellín, Colombia. johavelez@gmail.com
authors: Johana María
authors: JM
authors: Vélez Lopera
authors: Dedsy
authors: D
authors: Berbesí Fernández
authors: Doris
authors: D
authors: Cardona Arango
authors: Angela
authors: A
authors: Segura Cardona
authors: Jaime
authors: J
authors: Ordóñez Molina
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017028:Caregivers; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013577:Syndrome; D055815:Young Adult