Caregiver Burden Scale

Caregiver Burden Scale
Elmstahl et al‚ 1996
مقیاس بار مسئولیت مراقبت
General strain
1.    Do you find yourself facing purely practical problems in the care of your relative that you think are difficult tosolve?
2.    Do you think you have to shoulder too much responsibility for your relative’s welfare?
3.    Do you sometimes feel as if you would like to run away from the entire situation you find yourself in?
4.    Do you feel tired and worn out?
5.    Do you feel tied down by your relative’s problem?
6.    Do you find it mentally trying to take care of your relative?
7.    Do you think your own health has suffered because you have been taking care of your relative?
8.    Do you think you spend so much time with your relative that the time for yourself is insufficient?
Isolation
9.    Do you avoid inviting friends and acquaintances home because of your relative’s problem?
10.Has your social life‚ eg with family and friends‚ been lessened?
11.Has your relative’s problem prevented you from doing what you had planned to do in this phase of your life?
12.Have you a feeling that life has treated you unfairly?
13.Had you expected that life would be different than it is at your age?
14.Do you feel lonely and isolated because of your relative’s problem? 1.
15.Do you find it physically trying to take care of your relative?
16.Have you experienced economic sacrifice because you have been taking care of your relative?
Emotional involvement.
17.Are you sometimes ashamed of your relative’s behaviour?
18.Do you ever feel offended and angry with your relative?
19.Do you feel embarrassed by your relative’s behaviour?
Environment.
20.Does the physical environment make it troublesome for you taking care of your relative?
21.Do you worry about not taking care of your relative in the proper way?
22.Is there anything in the neighbourhood of your relative’s home making it troublesome for you to take care of your relative?
شرح سایت روان سنجی: این مقیاس  تاثیرذهنی نگهداری ازبیمارنهایمزمن را  درزندگیمراقبانرامیسنجد. در پنج زمینه :تنشعمومی8) سؤال(،انزوا3) سؤال(،ناامیدی(5 سؤال(،درگیریعاطفی(3سؤال)ومحیط (3سؤال( گروهبندیشده است. (به نقل از فرج زاده و همکاران، 1395)
general strain‚ isolation‚ disappointment‚ emotional involvement‚ and environment
در ایران: فرج زاده و اکبر فهمیمی و همکاران، 1395، این مقیاس را به فارسی برگردان و روایی آن را مورد مطالعه قرار داده اند.
اعتبار: هماهنگی درونی، آلفا کرونباخ 0.87 و برای خرده مقیاس ها بیش از 0.7
نمره گذاری:
1 = Not At All‚ 2=Seldom‚ 3=Sometimes‚ 4=Often
چگونگی دستیابی
منبع برای آگاهی بیشتر
Elmstahl S‚ Malmberg B‚ Annerstedt L. Caregiver's burden of patients 3 years after stroke assessed by a novel caregiver burden scale. Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation. 1996; 77(2):177-82.
فرج زاده، عطاالله؛ اکبرفهیمی، ملاحت؛ نجات، سحرناز؛ کهن، امیرحسن؛ صابری، هوشنگ. (1395). ترجمه و بررسی روایی مقیاس بار مسئولیت مراقب در مراقبان بیماران با آسیب نخاعی. فصلنامه علمی – پژوهشی طب توانبخشی .دوره پنجم . شماره اول ، 1-12