Table 5. Analysis of criterion validity evidence. Brazil, 2023.

		ZBI *	HADS † – Depression	HADS † – Anxiety	QoL-AD ‡
PMS-BR	ρ §	−0.56	−0.57	−0.57	0.64
	p ||	< 0.01 ¶	< 0.01 ¶	< 0.01 ¶	< 0.01 ¶
	N **	100	100	100	100

^*ZBI = Zarit Burden Interview

^†HADS = Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale

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

^§ρ = Spearman’s correlation coefficient

^||P value = Significance level

^¶statistically significant value

^**N = Total participants