The Burden Interview has been specially designed to reflect the stresses experienced by caregivers of dementia patients. It can be completed by caregivers themselves or as part of an interview. The Burden Interview is scored by summing the responses of the individual items.
Higher scores indicate greater caregiver distress.
Norms for the Burden Interview have not been computed, but estimates of the degree of burden can be made from preliminary findings. The Gerontological Society of America. Reproduced by the NY Statewide Resource Center for Geriatric Education with permission of the publisher.