Family caregiver burden in the context of the Long-Term Care Insurance System

Abstract

This paper covers our recent work regarding family caregiver burden for elderly. The topics are as follows: cross-sectional studies on caregiver burden; changes in caregiver burden: appropriateness of the Long-Term Care insurance assessment scheme; attitude towards caregiving among caregivers; and the development of the short version of the Japanese version of the Zarit Caregiver Burden Interview (J-ZBI_8). Copyright © 2005 by Japan Epidemiological Association.