Assessments of Caregiver Burden in the Family using the Japanese Version of the Zarit Caregiver Burden Interview (J-ZBI)

Abstract

We assessed the caregiver's burden in the family and examined the factors which increase the care burden. For the assessment of the care burden we used the Japanese Version of the Zarit Caregiver Burden Interview (J-ZBI) and compared it with the caregiver's age, relationship, care term and the number of usage items of care insurance service. Analyzing the total score of J-ZBI and subscales in J-ZBI, correlations between the total score and subscales, and between subscales were found (p<0.05). The factors which increase the care burden could be extracted from the subscales. Being incapable of leading a former life greatly influenced the increase of care burden.

A multicenter, prospective, observational study to assess the satisfaction of an integrated digital platform of online medical care and remote patient monitoring in Parkinson's disease

“…Physicians evaluated their satisfaction with the digital platform based on the whole patient group. Caregiver burden (personal strain [feeling of burden caused by long‐term care itself] and role strain [due to nursing care and how the carer's life is impacted]) was assessed at weeks 0, 4, and 16 using the Zarit Burden Interview 16 . Patients and/or caregivers answered a questionnaire in Japanese (Supplementary Material S2) regarding time and expenses for the medical examination and medication instruction.…”