[Validation of the abbreviated Zarit scales for measuring burden syndrome in the primary caregiver of an elderly patient]. / Validación de escalas abreviadas de zarit para la medición de síndrome del cuidador primario del adulto mayor en Medellín.
Aten Primaria
; 44(7): 411-6, 2012 Jul.
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em Es
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22055916
OBJECTIVE: To determine which abbreviated Zarit Scale (ZS) better evaluates the burden of the caregiver of an elderly patient in Medellin, Colombia. DESIGN: Validation study. SETTING: Primary Care setting in the city of Medellin. PARTICIPANTS: Primary caregiver of dependent elderly patients over 65 years old. PRINCIPAL MEASUREMENTS: Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value for the different abbreviated Zarit scales, plus performing a reliability analysis using the Cronbach Alpha coefficient. RESULTS: The abbreviated scales obtained a sensitivity of between 36.84 and 81.58%, specificity between 95.99 and 100%, positive predictive values between 71.05 and 100%, and negative predictive values of between 91.64 and 97.42%. CONCLUSIONS: The scale that better determined caregiver burden in Primary Care was the Bedard Screening scale, with a sensitivity of 81.58%, a specificity of 96.35% and positive and negative predictive values of 75.61% and 97.42%, respectively.
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Cuidadores
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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Es
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Aten Primaria
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2012
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Article
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Colômbia
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Espanha