Korean J Child Health Nurs.  2002 Jul;8(3):272-280.

The Reliability and Validity of Family Burden Questionnaire

• Oh KS
• Chae SM
• Cheon NY

Abstract

PURPOSE: This study was conducted to test the reliability and validity of Family Burden Questionnaire. METHOD: The subjects were 156 caregivers of children with acute or chronic disease. To test the reliability, internal consistency using Cronbach's alpha coefficient was analyzed, and factor analysis, known-group technique, and concurrent validity were utilized for validity test. RESULT: Cronbach's alpha coefficient of the tool was .89. Six factors were identified and explained 58.7% of the total variance. Through analysis using known-group technique, the difference of family burden between acute and chronic disease groups was statistically significant(t= -4.09, p <.001). Correlations with mood state, other family burden score by Family Burden Interview Schedule, quality of life, and health symptoms were also relatively high and statistically significant.
CONCLUSION
Family Burden Questionnaire showed a relatively high validity and reliability to measure the burden of caregivers caring patients with various chronic conditions in Korea. For the further study, it may be reconsidered to identify the factor structure of the Family Burden Questionnaire with the various subjects from different age groups.

MeSH Terms

Appointments and Schedules
Caregivers
Child
Chronic Disease
Humans
Korea
Quality of Life
Reproducibility of Results*
Child Health
Surveys and Questionnaires