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Burden Scale for Family Caregivers (BSFC-s)

Graessel E et al. "Burden Scale for Family Caregivers — short form (BSFC-s)." University of Erlangen.

Key findings used in wiki

  • 10-item short form of the Burden Scale for Family Caregivers
  • Each item scored 0-3 (total range 0-30)
  • Deficit-framed instrument measuring caregiver burden
  • Publicly available — no license fee or restricted access
  • Validated for use with family caregivers across conditions (not limited to dementia)
  • GiveCare uses this as the initial burden screening instrument on the website
  • GiveCare's band thresholds (Mild 0-14, Moderate 15-19, Severe 20-30) are a GiveCare derivation, linearly scaled from full BSFC non-dementia cutoffs — not the original authors' thresholds