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| The Perceived Caregiver Burden Scale for caregivers of elderly people in India | | Author(s) | Rashmi Gupta |
| Journal title | Journal of Applied Gerontology, vol 26, no 2, April 2007 |
| Pages | pp 120-138 |
| Source | http://jag.sagepub.com |
| Keywords | Informal care ; Stress ; Evaluation ; India. |
| Annotation | The 31-item Perceived Caregiver Burden scale (PCB-31) formulated by Stommell, Given and Given (1990) was analysed. A multistage probability sample was used to derive a sample of 259 caregivers of older people in Allahabad, India. Prior to the study, Indian experts in ageing reviewed the Perceived Burden scale and recommended a more concise 17-item scale with four sub-scales. Confirmatory factor analysis was conducted to determine the factor structure, and results failed to support all the items; however, it did suggest a 12-item 3-factor model. This 12-item scale - which includes impacts on financial burden, abandonment by extended family, and sense of entrapment - fits the data well. The PCB-12 also has concurrent validity as it correlated with the revised Center for Epidemiological Study - Depression scale (CES-D), role conflict, role overload, and age of the caregiver. Researchers and practitioners can use this scale for estimating burden. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070162211 A |
| Classmark | P6: QNH: 4C: 7FA |
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