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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2006 Feb 7.
Published in final edited form as: Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord. 2006 Jan 3;21(3):170–174. doi: 10.1159/000090699

Table 2.

Mean Family Assessment Device (FAD) Scores for Caregivers Reporting High Versus Low Burden

Low Burden (n = 40) High Burden (n = 32)
M (SD) M (SD) F p
Problem Solving 1.90 (.38) 2.09 (.48) 1.75 .190
Communication 2.07 (.40) 2.36 (.38) 9.53 .003
Roles 2.00 (.41) 2.30 (.39) 7.06 .010
Affective Responsiveness 1.92 (.50) 2.23 (.56) 5.07 .028
Affective Involvement 1.82 (.48) 2.08 (.32) 3.91 .052
Behavioral Control 1.71 (.40) 1.93 (.38) 5.70 .020
General Functioning 1.82 (.47) 2.15 (.51) 5.23 .025

Note. Higher FAD scores indicate greater dysfunction. Low Burden < = 34 on Zarit Burden Interview; High Burden >=35 on Zarit Burden Interview.