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. 2023 May 12;18(5):e0285305. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0285305

Table 3. Caregiver outcomes and their measures in the reviewed studies.

Outcome Measures
Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL)

  • EuroQol (EQ-5D)

  • Short Form-12 Health Survey (SF-12)

  • World Health Organization Quality of Life Brief Version (WHOQoL-BREF)

  • RAND 36-Item Health Survey (RAND-36)
Care Related Quality of Life

  • Caregiver Quality of Life Instrument (CQLI)
Caregiver burden and burnout

  • Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI)

  • Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI)
Sense of competence and mastery

  • Sense of Competence in Dementia Care (SCID)

  • Sense of Competence Questionnaire (SCQ)

  • Pearlin Mastery Scale (PMS)
General health

  • Short Form-12 Health Survey (SF-12)
Mental health

  • Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)

  • Relative Stress Scale (RSS)

  • Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI)

  • Centre for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D)

  • State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)
Quality of relationship

  • Quality of Interactions Schedule (QUIS)

  • Quality of Carer and Patient Relationship scale (QCPR)
Coping strategies

  • COPE inventory
Time spent caregiving

  • Caregiving time spent doing things

  • Caregiving time spent being on duty

  • Resource Utilisation in Dementia questionnaire
Service utilisation

  • Health Services Utilization Questionnaire (HSUQ)
Absenteeism

  • Time away from work