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Reliability and validity of the Subjective Burden Scale in family caregivers of elderly relatives with dementia
Author(s)	Osamu Matsuda
Journal title	International Psychogeriatrics, vol 11, no 2, June 1999
Pages	pp 159-170
Keywords	Dementia ; Family care ; Stress ; Evaluation ; Japan.
Annotation	The reliability and validity of the Subjective Burden Scale (SBS) were investigated in 255 Japanese family caregivers of older relatives with dementia. The SBS score was significantly positively correlated with the degree of mental health, which was assessed with the Japanese version of the 60-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ, r=.41). The family caregivers who gave up the caregiving of their relatives showed significantly higher SBS scores than those who did not. The SBS scores for caregivers indicated satisfactory predictive validity both in the degree of their mental health and in the prospects of family caregiving about 6 months later. These findings suggest that the SBS is adequately reliable and valid and can be be used to assess the subjective burden of Japanese caregivers. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-990728223 A
Classmark	EA: P6:SJ: QNH: 4C: 7DT
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