International Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Open Access
ISSN: 2329-9096
ISSN: 2329-9096
Shota Nagai
Japan
Research Article
Factors Influencing the Zarit Burden Interview in a Japanese Community: Activities of Daily Living and Depressive State
Author(s): Shigeru Sonoda, Yasuhiko Shirayama, Rie Sakamoto, Shota Nagai and Shinobu SakuraiShigeru Sonoda, Yasuhiko Shirayama, Rie Sakamoto, Shota Nagai and Shinobu Sakurai
Objective: Reducing the burden on the caregiver contributes to maintaining or enhancing quality of life of people with disability since caregiver support is indispensable to them. Methods: The Japanese short version of the Zarit Caregiver Burden Interview (J-ZBI_8) was administered to 167 families of 243 community-dwelling disabled Japanese adults covered by the long-term care insurance system in Japan to clarify the relationship between burden of care and the disability. The status of the disabled adults was evaluated by the Functional Independence Measure (FIM), Frenchay Activity Index (FAI), and Japan Stroke Scale (Depression Scale) (JSS-D). J-ZBI_8 was predicted from the FIM using the classification and regression tree (CART) method. Results: Rank correlation coefficients between the J-ZBI_8 score and disabled adults’ motor and sensory subscores of the FIM, .. View More»