Table 2.
Means, standard deviations, score frequency and corrected item-total correlation (rtot) for each item of the original Caregiver Burden Inventory (CBI).
| Items | M | SD | Score Frequency (%) | r tot | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Carga por tiempo de dedicación (Time-dependence burden) | ||||||||
| 1. La persona que cuido necesita mi ayuda para llevar a cabo muchas tareas diarias (My care receiver needs my help to perform many daily tasks) | 3.66 | 0.66 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 4.5 | 20.4 | 73.6 | 0.18 |
| 2. La persona que cuido depende de mi (My care receiver is dependent on me) | 3.68 | 0.60 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 5.5 | 19.4 | 74.6 | 0.29 |
| 3. Tengo que vigilar constantemente a la persona que cuido (I have to watch my care receiver constantly) | 2.81 | 1.28 | 9.0 | 6.5 | 20.4 | 23.4 | 40.7 | 0.46 |
| 4. Tengo que ayudar a la persona que cuido en muchas actividades básicas (I have to help my care receiver with many basic functions) | 3.64 | 0.72 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5.5 | 18.4 | 74.1 | 0.15 |
| 5. No tengo ni un minuto de descanso de mis labores de cuidado (I do not have a minute’s break from my caregiving chores) | 2.31 | 1.21 | 10.0 | 12.4 | 33.8 | 23.9 | 19.9 | 0.47 |
| Carga en la vida personal (Developmental burden) | ||||||||
| 6. Siento que estoy desperdiciando mi vida (I feel that I am missing out on life) | 1.41 | 1.31 | 35.3 | 18.4 | 25.4 | 12.4 | 8.5 | 0.56 |
| 7. Desearía poder escapar de esta situación (I wish I could escape from this situation) | 1.34 | 1.24 | 35.8 | 17.9 | 29.4 | 10.4 | 6.5 | 0.63 |
| 8. Mi vida social se ha deteriorado (My social life has suffered) | 2.10 | 1.45 | 22.9 | 9.0 | 25.8 | 19.4 | 22.9 | 0.57 |
| 9. Me siento emocionalmente agotado debido a la atención dedicada a la persona que cuido (I feel emotionally drained due to caring for my care receiver) | 1.88 | 1.28 | 19.9 | 15.9 | 34.4 | 16.9 | 12.9 | 0.76 |
| 10. Esperaba que las cosas fueran diferentes en este momento de mi vida (I expected that things would be different at this point in my life) | 2.26 | 1.45 | 20.9 | 6.5 | 24.4 | 22.9 | 25.3 | 0.44 |
| Carga física (Physical burden) | ||||||||
| 11. No consigo dormir lo suficiente (I am not getting enough sleep) | 2.10 | 1.45 | 23.4 | 8.0 | 25.8 | 20.9 | 21.9 | 0.47 |
| 12. Mi salud se ha deteriorado (My health has suffered) | 1.84 | 1.39 | 25.4 | 15.9 | 23.4 | 20.9 | 14.4 | 0.62 |
| 13. Ser cuidador me ha hecho enfermar físicamente (Caregiving has made me physically sick) | 1.47 | 1.38 | 36.3 | 17.9 | 17.4 | 19.4 | 9.0 | 0.67 |
| 14 Estoy cansado físicamente (I am physically tired) | 2.18 | 1.28 | 14.4 | 11.4 | 35.9 | 18.9 | 19.4 | 0.60 |
| Carga social (Social burden) | ||||||||
| 15. No me llevo tan bien como antes con otros miembros de mi familia (I do not get along with other family members as well as I used to) | 0.97 | 1.31 | 53.7 | 19.4 | 12.4 | 5.0 | 9.5 | 0.50 |
| 16. Mis esfuerzos como cuidador no son apreciados por otros miembros de mi familia (My caregiving efforts are not appreciated by others in my family) | 1.32 | 1.40 | 41.3 | 18.9 | 17.9 | 10.0 | 11.9 | 0.44 |
| 17. He tenido problemas en mi matrimonio (I have had problems with my marriage) | 0.76 | 1.12 | 60.2 | 17.4 | 11.4 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 0.49 |
| 18. No hago tan bien mis tareas en el trabajo como solía hacerlo (I do not do as good a job at work as I used to) | 1.09 | 1.13 | 41.2 | 22.9 | 23.9 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 0.52 |
| 19. Me siento resentido con otros familiares que podrían ayudar pero no lo hacen (I feel resentful of other relatives who could but do not help) | 1.03 | 1.34 | 52.2 | 18.9 | 11.9 | 7.5 | 9.5 | 0.48 |
| Carga emocional (Emotional burden) | ||||||||
| 20. Me avergüenza el comportamiento de la persona que cuido (I feel embarrassed over my care receiver’s behavior) | 0.31 | 0.72 | 80.1 | 12.4 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.41 |
| 21. Me siento avergonzado de la persona que cuido (I feel ashamed of my care receiver) | 0.14 | 0.55 | 92.0 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.33 |
| 22. Estoy resentido con la persona que cuido (I resent my care receiver) | 0.32 | 0.74 | 80.6 | 10.9 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.43 |
| 23. Me siento incómodo cuando tengo amigos de visita (I feel uncomfortable when I have friends over) | 0.49 | 0.88 | 71.2 | 13.9 | 11.4 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.48 |
| 24. Me enfadan mis interacciones con la persona a la que cuido (I feel angry about my interactions with my care receiver) | 0.98 | 1.07 | 45.7 | 20.4 | 27.4 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 0.45 |
| Total Cronbach’s α | 0.89 | |||||||
| Burden per time dedicated to care—Cronbach’s α | 0.74 | |||||||
| Personal life burden—Cronbach’s α | 0.83 | |||||||
| Physical burden—Cronbach’s α | 0.78 | |||||||
| Social burden—Cronbach’s α | 0.75 | |||||||
| Emotional burden—Cronbach’s α | 0.78 | |||||||
| Mean inter-item correlation coefficient | 0.253 | |||||||