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Burden Scale for Family Caregivers – Short Version

University Hospital Erlangen. “Burden Scale for Family Caregivers – Short Version.” Accessed 2026-07-17.

Key findings used in wiki

  • The official page describes a ten-item total scored from 0 to 30.
  • It currently interprets 0-4 as no increased physical-complaint or depression risk, 5-14 as increased physical-complaint risk without increased depression risk, and 15-30 as greatly increased physical-complaint risk with increased to greatly increased depression risk.
  • The page does not describe the total as a suicide-risk classification or establish item-group subscales.
  • Availability and use conditions are stated separately from validation and do not validate altered local interpretations.