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Caregiver Well-Being Scale – Shortened Version

University of Connecticut M3EWB Measures Repository. “Caregiver Well-Being Scale – Shortened Version.”

Key findings used in wiki

  • The repository describes the shortened CWBS as a self-report measure intended to identify caregiver strengths and areas where additional support is needed.
  • It lists the current public form as 14 items and free to use, while directing users to inform the authors about resulting publications.
  • The linked one-page form contains eight Activities items and six Needs items.
  • Both sections use five response levels from rarely to usually and ask the respondent to consider the prior three months.
  • The form identifies itself as a 2012 revision and says it should be used only with the authors’ permission.
  • The catalog and form therefore present inconsistent use conditions; retain written authorization for the exact form and use rather than inferring it from public availability.
  • The repository cites the 2013 short-form paper, but the public form has 14 items while the paper reports a 16-item short form. The record therefore establishes current availability, not equivalence between the versions.