Table 6.

Stage 3—raw score interpretation for 18‐ and 7‐item Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI) adapted for use with pets derived from veterinary clients recruited through a small animal general veterinary hospital and a large academic hospital with specialty services who reported ownership of a healthy dog or cat and provided responses to an online research protocol including the ZBI adapted for use with pets

	Raw score interpretation based on SD from mean
	Average	Mild elevation	Moderate elevation	Severe elevation
	<1 SD	1‐2 SD	>2‐3 SD	>3 SD
	<84th percentile	85‐98th percentile	99‐99.9th percentile	>99.9th percentile
Adapted ZBI: 18‐item raw score	<17	18‐24	25‐31	>31
Adapted ZBI: 7‐item raw score	<8	9‐11	12‐15	>15