Reliability and Validity of Nihon Fukushi University (NFU) Version of Caregiver Burden Scale －Cross-sectional Study on Long-term Care Insurance System and Burden among Caregivers in Japan－

IR Web Site

Bibliographic Information

Other Title
  • NFU版介護負担感尺度の作成―介護保険制度導入前後の介護負担感に関する横断研究―
  • NFUバン　カイゴ　フタンカン　シャクド　ノ　サクセイ　カイゴ　ホケン　セイド　ドウニュウ　ゼンゴ　ノ　カイゴ　フタンカン　ニカンスル　オウダン　ケンキュウ

Search this article

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to make a new scale to measure the effects of Long-term care insurance system. Four hundreds and seventy-one caregivers who care the elderly living at home voluntarily answered the questionnaire, and the subjective burden of caregivers was measured by Nihon Fukushi University (NFU) version of caregiver burden scale. As the results, NFU version of caregiver burden scale had enough reliability and validity to measure caregiver's burden, and a factor analysis revealed two factors, "subjective burden of care" and "will for continuing care". Cross-sectional comparison shows reduction of subjective burden of care, however, the change was different due to community. The factors of the elderly themselves and the factors of caregivers were related to subjective burden of caregivers. Different dimensions of social network and social support were related to two subscales.

Journal

Keywords

Details 詳細情報について

Report a problem

Back to top