Scales Used in the Study with Scoring Criteria and the Study Scores.
Scales Used in the Study with Scoring Criteria and the Study Scores.
| Name of Scale | How Scored | n (%) | |
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| The Zarit Burden Interview-Caregiver Burden Scale (ZBI-CBS) | No to minimal burden (0–20) | 10 (15.2%) | |
| Mild to moderate burden (21–40) | 24 (36.4%) | ||
| Moderate to severe burden (41–60) | 28 (42.4%) | ||
| Severe burden (61–88) | 4 (6.1%) | ||
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| The Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS–21) | Depression | Normal (0–9) | 7 (10.6%) |
| Mild depression (0–13) | 23 (34.9%) | ||
| Moderate depression (14–20) | 31 (46.9%) | ||
| Severe depression (21–27) | 5 (7.6%) | ||
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| Anxiety | Normal (0–7) | 7 (10.6%) | |
| Mild anxiety (8–9) | 25 (37.9%) | ||
| Moderate anxiety (10–14) | 28 (42.4%) | ||
| Severe anxiety (15–19) | 6 (9.1%) | ||
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| Stress | Normal (0–14) | 9 (13.6%) | |
| Mild stress (15–18) | 25 (37.9%) | ||
| Moderate stress (19–25) | 32 (48.5%) | ||
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| The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) | Good sleep quality (0–5) | 4 (6.1%) | |
| Poor sleep quality (>5) | 62 (93.9%) | ||
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| The World Health Organization Quality of Life–Brief Form (WHOQOL–BREF), mean value±SD* | Physical domain | 39.3±10.1 | |
| Psychological domain | 40.38±10.6 | ||
| Social domain | 42.61±12.9 | ||
| Environmental domain | 42.64±11.4 | ||