Table 1

Descriptive statistics, reliability estimates, and bivariate correlations of the different questionnaires of the caregiver perspective in dementia care

nMSDMinMax1234567
ResQ-Care-Dem dimensions
1Resilience: My inner attitude2439.532.762.0015.00(0.68)
2Resilience: My sources of energy2438.923.070.0015.000.36**(0.70)
3Burden: Difficulties in caring for the person with dementia2437.023.180.0015.00−0.49**−0.33**(0.65)
4Burden: General burdens of my living situation2438.273.760.0015.00−0.39**−0.50**0.37**(0.81)
5ZBI-72432.260.770.434.00−0.50**−0.45**0.51**0.55**(0.88)
6CSES-82424.101.890.009.000.57**0.50**−0.56**−0.52**−0.62**(0.86)
7GAIN2412.040.730.003.890.50**0.27**−0.21**−0.22**−0.27**0.36**(0.83)
  • n=241–243 due to missing values on some items in the CSES-8 and GAIN, (pairwise deletion). **p<0.01. Reliability estimates (Cronbach’s alpha) are reported in parentheses in the diagonal.

  • CSES, Caregiver Self-Efficacy Scale; GAIN, Gain in Alzheimer Care INstrument; ResQ-Care-Dem, Resilience and Strain Questionnaire in Caregivers of People with Dementia; ZBI, Zarit Burden Interview.