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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 May 8.
Published in final edited form as: Brain Inj. 2014 Aug 20;29(1):17–24. doi: 10.3109/02699052.2014.947631

Table 2.

Research Instruments.

Measure Items
(no.)
n M (SD) Range Cronbach
alpha
Caregiver measures
  Task Difficulty (OCBS) 15 243 31.13 (11.52) 15 – 72 0.90
  Depressive Symptoms (PHQ-9) 9 242 5.35 (4.85) 0 – 25 0.77
  Life Changes (BCOS) 15 242 56.07 (10.38) 19 – 93 0.88
Survivor Impairment (SSQOL Proxy)
  Mobility 6 242 3.32 (1.06) 1 – 5 0.92
  Self-care 5 243 3.65 (1.05) 1 – 5 0.86
  Language 5 243 3.86 (0.99) 1 – 5 0.91
  Thinking 3 240 2.69 (1.06) 1 – 5 0.70
  Personality 3 243 2.79 (1.32) 1 – 5 0.85

Note. OCBS = Oberst Caregiving Burden Scale; PHQ-9 = Patient Health Questionnaire; BCOS = Bakas Caregiving Outcomes Scale; SSQOL Proxy = Stroke-Specific Quality of Life Scale.