Friday, 14 January 2005 - 2:00 PM

This presentation is part of: Measuring Distress, Well-Being and Burden

Psychometric Properties of the Korean Version of The Zarit Burden Interview (K-ZBI):

The purposes of this research were 1) to examine the reliability and validity of the Korean version of the Zarit Burden Interview (K-ZBI), 2) to investigate the significant correlates of caregivers’ and care-recipients’ characteristics, and 3) to test the alternative factor structures of the K-ZBI in order to develop the shorter version. A cross-sectional research methodology was used to measure the caregiving burden felt by informal family caregivers of older family members. The data (N=943) were collected from employees and their spouses in businesses in Korea. The K-ZBI demonstrated high internal consistency (á =.94) and was culturally validated within the Korean sample. Caregivers who are full time housewives and the primary caregivers for their parents-in-law are more likely to report a higher level of burden. While the K-ZBI with the full 21 items was found to tap four sub-factors entitled personal strain, privacy-conflict, uncertain attitude and guilt, the K-ZBI with 8 items with three latent constructs is shown to be the best fitting model. The K-ZBI would be a useful screening instrument for social work researchers and practitioners working with family caregivers to detect the degree of burden felt by family caregivers who provide long-term care for frail older adults.

Key Words: K-ZBI, Caregiving burden, Korean informal caregivers.

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