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ArticleJournal of rehabilitation medicine2024

Psychometric properties of the Danish version of the Caregiver Burden Scale: Investigating predictors and severity of burden after stroke, spinal cord injury, or traumatic brain injury.

Anne Norup, Pernille Langer Soendergaard, Mia Moth Wolffbrandt, Fin Biering-Sørensen, Juan Carlos Arango-Lasprilla, Frederik Lehman Dornonville de la Cour

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Anne NorupNeurorehabilitation Research & Knowledge Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Glostrup, Denmark; Department of Neuroscience, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. anne.norup@regionh.dk.
Pernille Langer SoendergaardNeurorehabilitation Research & Knowledge Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Glostrup, Denmark; Neurorehabilitation-CPH, City of Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark.
Mia Moth WolffbrandtNeurorehabilitation Research & Knowledge Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Glostrup, Denmark; Department of Psychology, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
Fin Biering-SørensenDepartment of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Brain- and Spinal Cord Injuries, Bodil Eskesen Centre, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark.
Juan Carlos Arango-LasprillaDepartment of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
Frederik Lehman Dornonville de la CourNeurorehabilitation Research & Knowledge Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Glostrup, Denmark; Department of Neuroscience, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; The Elsass Foundation, Charlottenlund, Denmark.

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objectiveTo investigate (i) psychometric properties of the Danish version of the Caregiver Burden Scale, (ii) predictors of burden in caregivers of persons with stroke, spinal cord injury, or traumatic brain injury, and (iii) severity of caregiver burden, and compare level of severity of burden in caregivers of persons with stroke, spinal cord injury, or traumatic brain injury.

designCross-sectional study.

participantsPooled sample of 122 caregivers.

methodsPsychometric properties including internal consistency, floor and ceiling effects, inter-item and item-total correlation were investigated using the Caregiver Burden Scale. Severity of burden was compared using Fisher's exact test and ANOVA, and predictors of burden were investigated using multiple linear regression models.

resultsThe total burden score exhibited good internal consistency (α = 0.93), with no floor or ceiling effects. Longer time as a caregiver was a significant predictor of higher total score. The majority (52.2%) reported a low level of caregiver burden (below cut-off of 2.00). Mean scores on the Caregiver Burden Scale were not significantly different among caregivers across diagnostic groups. Differences were found when comparing spinal cord injury caregivers with brain injury caregivers (traumatic brain injury and stroke, collectively), χ2(2) = 6.38, p = 0.04, as spinal cord injury caregivers were more likely to report low levels of burden.

conclusionGood psychometric properties were reported, and most caregivers reported a low level of burden, and longer time as a caregiver was associated with higher burden. Consequently, the Caregiver Burden Scale is a valid measure to use when measuring burden in caregivers of stroke, spinal cord injury, and traumatic brain injury patients.

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Brain Injuries, TraumaticCaregiver BurdenCaregiversPsychometricsSpinal Cord InjuriesStrokeAdultAgedCost of IllnessCross-Sectional StudiesDenmarkFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedReproducibility of Results

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