ZBI
Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI)
The Zarit Burden Interview is a standardized assessment tool that measures the emotional, physical, social, and financial load (the "burden") experienced by family caregivers of dependent individuals. Particularly used in the context of neurocognitive disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, it allows the psychologist to objectify the concrete impact of caregiving on daily life. In clinical practice (geriatrics, neuropsychology, psychiatry), this tool is used to guide the interview, screen for the risk of burnout, and monitor changes in burden over time to evaluate the effectiveness of support.
- Number of questions
- 22 questions
- Estimated duration
- 10 minutes
- Language
- English
- Original name
- Zarit Burden Interview
- Target audience
- Adult caregivers
- Authors
- Steven H. Zarit, Judy M. Reever, Julie Bach-Peterson (1980)
- Category
- General
Scoring & interpretation
Each item is rated on a scale from 0 to 4, generally ranging from "Never" to "Nearly always". The total score is obtained by adding up the 22 responses, for a total between 0 and 88. A higher score indicates a greater caregiver burden. The most commonly used cutoffs are: 0-20 little or no burden, 21-40 mild to moderate burden, 41-60 moderate to severe burden, 61-88 severe burden. Interpretation must remain clinical and take into account the family context, the care recipient's level of dependence, and the caregiver's psychological state.
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