Table 1. Descriptive analysis of the measures of burden, depression, anxiety, and the participants’ perceptions of quality of life (N ^* = 100). Brazil, 2023.

Variables		n † (%) / M ‡ (SD § )
ZBI ||		62.85 (12.6)
	No burden (≤ 20)	5 (5%)
	Light burden (21–40)	38 (38%)
	Moderate to severe burden (41–60)	42 (42%)
	Intense burden (≥ 61)	15 (15%)
HADS ¶ – Overall score		18.72 (7.74)
	HADS ¶ – Depression	9.48 (3.77)
	Possible/probable depression (≥ 8)	70 (70%)
	No symptoms (≤ 7)	30 (30%)
HADS ¶ – Anxiety		9.24 (4.31)
	HADS ¶ – Depression	9.48 (3.77)
	Possible/probable depression (≥ 8)	65 (65%)
	No symptoms (≤ 7)	35 (35%)
	QoL-AD ** – Overall score	30.54 (7.5)
	Higher levels (≥ 32)	38 (38%)
	Lower levels (< 32)	62 (62%)

^*N = total participants

^†n = sample size

^‡M = mean

^§SD = standard deviation

^||ZBI = Zarit Burden Interview

^¶HADS = Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale

^**QoL-AD = Quality of Life-Alzheimer Disease