Publications by authors named "Ana M Gort"
Background And Objectives: We aimed to reduce Zarit scale (ZS) for the assessment of caregiver burden in dementias.
Patients And Methods: Prospective study in which the ZS was performed to 85 caregivers of patients with dementia admitted to hospital. The field explored by each item was decided by an expert committee and a logistic regression and ROC curve were performed.
Use of the Zarit scale for assessing caregiver burden and collapse in caregiving at home in dementias.
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry
October 2007
Objectives: The main objective was to analyse the Zarit scale's (ZS) ability to identify signs of caregiver collapse amongst people looking after patients suffering from dementia. We also evaluated the dimensions most affected by the ZS and risk factors associated with caregiver burden and collapse.
Methods: We administered the ZS and semi-structured interviews to identify signs of caregiver collapse amongst 66 people looking after patients suffering from dementia.
Background And Objective: We aimed to reduce the Zarit scale (ZS) for the assessment of caregiver burden in palliative care.
Patients And Method: ZS was performed in 61 caregivers of palliative care patients admitted to hospital. The field explored by each item was decided by an expert committee and a logistic regression and ROC curve were performed.
Background And Objective: Our objective was to validate the use of the Zarit scale for the identification and follow up of caregivers burden in palliative care.
Patients And Method: We used the Zarit scale and performed a semistructured interview (on admission and at 10 days) to 44 inpatients' carers.
Results: We found that both the Zarit scale and the interview were strongly associated in the identification of caregivers burden (kappa = 0.