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Table 1 The impact scores, CVR and CVI values of the Persian version of ZBI

From: Assessing the psychometric properties of persian version of Zarit Burden interview among family caregivers of patients with multiple sclerosis

Items

Impact score

CVR

CVI

1 Do you feel that your relative asks for more help than he/she needs?

4.05

0.76

1

2 Do you feel that you don’t have enough time for yourself due caring for your relative?

3.36

1

1

3 Do you feel stressed for managing caring for your relative and trying to meet your other responsibilities?

4.60

0.88

0.94

4 Do you feel embarrassed due to your relative’s behavior?

1.90

0.64

0.82

5 Do you feel angry when you are around your relative?

3.36

0.88

1

6 Do you feel that your relative negatively affects your relationships with other family members or friends?

4.14

1

1

7 Are you afraid of your relative future?

4.14

0.64

0.94

8 Do you feel that your relative is dependent on you?

3.96

0.64

0.88

9 Do you feel strained when you are around your relative?

3.36

0.88

1

10 Do you feel that your health has been suffered because of your involvement with your relative caring?

3.36

1

1

11 Do you feel that you don’t have as much privacy as you would like because of caring for your relative?

3.52

0.76

0.88

12 Do you feel that your social life has been suffered because you are caring for your relative?

3.52

1

1

13 Do you feel uncomfortable when you are with your friends because of your relative presence?

2.94

1

1

14 Do you feel that your relative seems to expect you to take care of him/her as if you are the only one, he/she can depend on?

4.05

0.64

1

15 Do you feel that you can’t afford caring for your relative s?

4.14

1

1

16 Do you feel that you will be unable to take care of your relative in future?

3.44

0.88

1

17 Do you feel that you have lost control of your life since the begining of your relative’s disease?

3.44

1

1

18 Do you wish you could leave this responsibility to someone else?

2.94

0.88

1

19 Do you feel uncertain about what to do about your relative?

3.60

0.88

0.88

20 Do you feel that you should do more for your relative?

4.70

1

1

21 Do you feel that you could do a better job in caring for your relative?

4.50

0.88

1

22 Overall, how burdened do you feel in caring for your relative?

4.50

1

1

  1. CVR: Content validity ratio, CVI: Content validity index