Validating the Parkinson's disease caregiver burden questionnaire (PDCB) in German caregivers of advanced Parkinson's disease patients.
Adaptation, Psychological
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Caregivers
/ psychology
Cost of Illness
Depression
/ psychology
Female
Germany
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Parkinson Disease
/ therapy
Personality Inventory
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Quality of Life
/ psychology
Reproducibility of Results
Severity of Illness Index
Stress, Psychological
/ psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
PDCB questionnaire
advanced Parkinson’s disease
big five personality factors
caregiver burden
health-related quality of life
Journal
International psychogeriatrics
ISSN: 1741-203X
Titre abrégé: Int Psychogeriatr
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9007918
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
12 2019
12 2019
Historique:
pubmed:
26
3
2019
medline:
28
5
2020
entrez:
26
3
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Advanced Parkinson's disease (PD) may place a high burden on patients and their caregivers. Understanding the determinants of caregiver burden is of critical importance. This understanding requires the availability of adequate assessment tools. Recently, the Parkinson's disease caregiver burden questionnaire (PDCB) has been developed as a PD-specific measure of caregiver burden. However, the PDCB has only been evaluated in a sample of Australian caregivers of patients at a less advanced stage of the disease. We tested whether a German translation of the PDCB qualifies as an adequate measure of caregiver burden in a German sample of caregivers of advanced patients with PD. We collected PDCB data from 65 caregivers of advanced patients with PD. Reliability of the scale was assessed and compared against the original version. To validate the German version of the PDCB, we examined the correlations with the caregiver burden inventory (CBI), the short form 36 health survey (SF-36), the Parkinson's disease quality of life questionnaire 39 (PDQ-39), disease duration, and the amount of caregiving time. The total PDCB score proved to be reliable and to be significantly related to CBI and SF-36 scores. PDCB scores also increased with increasing amounts of caregiving time. The German version of the PDCB appears to be an adequate measure of caregiver burden in caregivers of advanced PD patients.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Advanced Parkinson's disease (PD) may place a high burden on patients and their caregivers. Understanding the determinants of caregiver burden is of critical importance. This understanding requires the availability of adequate assessment tools. Recently, the Parkinson's disease caregiver burden questionnaire (PDCB) has been developed as a PD-specific measure of caregiver burden. However, the PDCB has only been evaluated in a sample of Australian caregivers of patients at a less advanced stage of the disease.
OBJECTIVE
We tested whether a German translation of the PDCB qualifies as an adequate measure of caregiver burden in a German sample of caregivers of advanced patients with PD.
METHODS
We collected PDCB data from 65 caregivers of advanced patients with PD. Reliability of the scale was assessed and compared against the original version. To validate the German version of the PDCB, we examined the correlations with the caregiver burden inventory (CBI), the short form 36 health survey (SF-36), the Parkinson's disease quality of life questionnaire 39 (PDQ-39), disease duration, and the amount of caregiving time.
RESULTS
The total PDCB score proved to be reliable and to be significantly related to CBI and SF-36 scores. PDCB scores also increased with increasing amounts of caregiving time.
CONCLUSIONS
The German version of the PDCB appears to be an adequate measure of caregiver burden in caregivers of advanced PD patients.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30907331
pii: S1041610219000206
doi: 10.1017/S1041610219000206
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Validation Study
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM