Table 5. Distribution of responses to the items of the Zarit burden interview scale, a category that always occurs frequently.
Recife, PE, Brazil, 2021 (n = 60).
| Zarit scale | Never | Rarely | A few times | Often | Often | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Does the child ask for more help than he or she needs? | 19 31.7% |
3 5.0% |
8 13.3% |
5 8.3% |
25 41.7% |
2.23 |
| 2. Because of the time you spend with the child, don’t you have enough time for yourself? | 9 15.0% |
3 5.0% |
14 23.3% |
8 13.3% |
26 43.4% |
2.65 |
| 3. Fear for the child’s future? | 16 26.7% |
3 5.0% |
16 26.7% |
2 3.3% |
23 38.4% |
2.22 |
| 4. Does the child depend on you? | 5 8.3% |
1 1.7% |
0 0.0% |
0 0.0% |
54 90.0% |
3.62 |
| 5. Does the child expect you to take care of him/her as if you were the only person he/she can depend on? | 13 21.7% |
6 10.0% |
6 10.0% |
3 5.0% |
32 53.3% |
2.58 |
| 6. Don’t have enough money to take care of the child in addition to your other expenses? | 8 13.3% |
3 5.0% |
5 8.3% |
3 5.0% |
41 68.4% |
3.10 |
| 7. Do you feel that you could take better care of the child? | 21 35.5% |
5 8.3% |
7 11.7% |
5 8.3% |
22 36.7% |
2.03 |