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Subjective caregiver burden: validity of the 10-item BSFC-s

Graessel E, Berth H, Lichte T, Grau H. "Subjective caregiver burden: validity of the 10-item short version of the Burden Scale for Family Caregivers BSFC-s." BMC Geriatrics 14, 23, 2014.

Key findings used in wiki

  • BSFC-s is a 10-item self-assessment of subjective caregiver burden derived from the 28-item BSFC.
  • Each item uses four agreement levels scored 0-3; the total ranges from 0-30, with higher scores indicating greater subjective burden.
  • Factor analysis supports use of a one-dimensional total burden score.
  • The study reported strong internal consistency and associations with related burden, health, quality-of-life, and care-recipient measures.
  • The validated instrument does not define five GiveCare "pressure zone" subscales.
  • The official author site makes an English form available and states its current download and use terms.