Table 3.

Oral Health-related Caregiver Burden Index scores.

Question	Average Value (Standard Deviation)
I have no time to provide oral care services.	3.03 (0.79)
My body aches when brushing.	2.59 (0.91)
I want to delegate the oral care to someone else.	2.96 (0.96)
I experience hardship because caregiving does not give me a sense of satisfaction.	2.43 (0.83)
I feel anxious when brushing senior citizens’ teeth.	2.54 (0.72)
I do not know what to do about oral care on assistant.	2.60 (0.68)
I feel uncomfortable because of the unpleasant oral appearance and odor when brushing.	3.09 (0.87)
I have a hard time because patients resent receiving oral care.	3.26 (0.71)
Overall, how much burden do you think providing oral health care is to you?	2.37 (0.88)
Total	24.87 (4.53)

Answer (score): never (1), rarely (2), sometimes (3), quite frequent (4), nearly always (5).