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Table 2 Instruments for evaluating psychosocial variables

From: A Sociodemographic variables questionnaire (Q-SV) for research on family caregivers of children with chronic disease

Instrument name

Author

No items

Factors/Dimensions

Answer options

Reliability α

Anxiety Inventory

Beck et al. [52]

Validated with a Mexican population [53]

21

1) Subjective

2) Neurophysiological 3) Autonomic

4) Panic

0 (Little or none) to 3 (Severe)

0.92

Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II)

Beck et al. [54]

Validated in family caregivers of children with chronic diseases by Toledano-Toledano and Contreras-Valdez [5]

21

1) Somatic-affective

2) Cognitive

0 (Nothing) to 3 (Much)

0.91

Zarit Caregiver Burden Interview (ZCBI)

Zarit, Reever and Bach-Peterson [55] Validated with a Mexican population [56].

22

1) Impact of care on the caregiver

2) Caregiver-patient interpersonal relationship

3) Self-efficacy

0 (Never) to 4 (Always)

0.89

Quality of Life Inventory (Whoqol-Bref)

WHOQOL Group [57] Validated with a Mexican population by González-Celis and Sánchez-Sosa [58]

26

1) Physical health

2) Psychological health

3) Social relationships

4) Environment

1 (Very unsatisfied) to 5 (Very satisfied)

0.89