{"id":1125,"date":"2025-05-07T11:14:47","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T09:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.caregiving-tests.de\/?page_id=1125"},"modified":"2026-03-31T09:28:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T07:28:02","slug":"forschung","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.caregiving-tests.de\/en\/forschung\/","title":{"rendered":"Research &#8211; BSFC and BSFC-s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Below you can find a selection of research projects and studies that have used the Burden Scale for Family Caregivers (BSFC) or the short form of the Burden Scale for Family Caregivers (BSFC-s). The list is not intended to be exhaustive. If your project is not listed here, please contact us <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caregiving-tests.de\/en\/kontakt\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong>Validation Studies:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Burden Scale for Family Caregivers (long form):<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>German<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>Gr\u00e4\u00dfel, E. (2001). <em>H\u00e4usliche-Pflege-Skala HPS zur Erfassung der Belastung bei betreuenden oder pflegenden Personen.<\/em> Ebersberg: Vless.<\/li>\n<li>Grau, H., Graessel, E. &amp; Berth, H. (2015). The subjective burden of informal caregivers of persons with dementia: extended validation of the German language version of the Burden Scale for Family Caregivers (BSFC). <i>Aging &amp; Mental Health<\/i>,\u00a0<i>19<\/i>(2), 159-168. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/13607863.2014.920296\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/13607863.2014.920296<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>English<\/strong>: Graessel, E., Chiu, T. &amp; Oliver, R. (2003). Development and validation of the Burden Scale for Family Caregivers (BSFC). <em>Toronto: Comprehensive Rehabilitation and Mental Health Services<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Danish<\/strong>: Brogaard, T., Neergaard, M. A., Guldin, M. B., Sokolowski, I. &amp; Vedsted, P. (2013). Translation, adaptation and data quality of a Danish version of the Burden Scale for Family Caregivers. <i>Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences<\/i>,\u00a0<i>27<\/i>(4), 1018-1026. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/j.1471-6712.2012.01092.x\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/j.1471-6712.2012.01092.x<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Turkish<\/strong>: Ulusoy, N. &amp; Graessel, E. (2017). Subjective burden of family caregivers with Turkish immigration background in Germany. <i>Zeitschrift f\u00fcr Gerontologie und Geriatrie<\/i>,\u00a0<i>50<\/i>(4). <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s00391-016-1044-y\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s00391-016-1044-y<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Burden Scale for Family Caregivers (short form):<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>German<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>Graessel, E., Berth, H., Lichte, T. &amp; Grau, H. (2014). Subjective caregiver burden: validity of the 10-item short version of the Burden Scale for Family Caregivers BSFC-s. <i>BMC Geriatrics<\/i>,\u00a0<i>14<\/i>, 1-9. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/1471-2318-14-23\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/1471-2318-14-23<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Pendergrass, A., Malnis, C., Graf, U., Engel, S. &amp; Graessel, E. (2018). Screening for caregivers at risk: Extended validation of the short version of the Burden Scale for Family Caregivers (BSFC-s) with a valid classification system for caregivers caring for an older person at home. <em>BMC Health Services Research, 18,<\/em> 1-9.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s12913-018-3047-4\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s12913-018-3047-4\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Arabic<\/strong>: Zahaika, D., Daraweesh, D., Shqerat, S., Arameen, D. &amp; Halaweh, H. (2021). Challenges facing family caregivers of children with disabilities during COVID-19 pandemic in Palestine. <em>Journal of Primary Care &amp; Community Health<\/em>,\u00a0<em>12.<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/21501327211043039\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/21501327211043039<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Japanese<\/strong>: Abe, K. (2024). Validation of the Japanese version of the Burden Scale for Family Caregivers short form. <em>Asian Journal of Gerontology &amp; Geriatrics, 19<\/em>(2), 51\u20135.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Malay: <\/strong>Shukri, M., Mustofai, M. A., Md Yasin, M. A. S. &amp; Tuan Hadi, T. S. (2020). Burden, quality of life, anxiety, and depressive symptoms among caregivers of hemodialysis patients: The role of social support. <em>The International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine<\/em>,\u00a0<em>55<\/em>(6), 397-407.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Urdu<\/strong>: Sageer, I., Asmat, A., Sarfaraz, A., &amp; Jabeen, M. (2025). Translation and Validation of Burden Scale for Family Caregivers Short Version into Urdu in Pakistan.\u00a0<i>Journal of Nursing and Allied Health<\/i>,\u00a0<i>3<\/i>(02), 84-92.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong>Reviews:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Switzerland<\/strong><\/span><\/span>:\n<ul>\n<li>Domeisen Benedetti, F., Hechinger, M. &amp; Fringer, A. (2024). Self-Assessment Instruments for Supporting Family Caregivers: An Integrative Review. <em>Healthcare, 12<\/em>(10),\u00a01016. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/healthcare12101016\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/healthcare12101016<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong>Clinical Guideline<\/strong>:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Germany:<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>Deutsche Gesellschaft f\u00fcr Allgemeinmedizin und Familienmedizin (DEGAM):\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.degam.de\/leitlinie-s2k-053-006\">Pflegende Angeh\u00f6rige von Erwachsenen &#8211; DEGAM<\/a> (currently being revised)<\/li>\n<li>Deutsche Gesellschaft f\u00fcr Pneumologie (DGP): Tempel, M. (2026). Psychopneumologische Arbeit mit pflegenden Angeh\u00f6rigen. In <i>Psychopneumologie: Praxisleitfaden f\u00fcr Medizin und Psychologie<\/i>\u00a0(pp. 213-235). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong>Scientific Projects:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Canada:<\/span><\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>Chiu, M., Pistritto, S. C., Kokorelias, K. M., Clarke, K. M., Torres, A., Craven, C. G., &#8230; &amp; Burhan, A. M. (2026). Supporting Unpaid Caregivers of Persons Living With Dementia: Protocol for a Pilot Feasibility Study to Explore Caregiver Outcomes and Impact of a Co-Designed Simulation\u2013Based Psychoeducation Program in Virtual Reality.\u00a0<i>JMIR Research Protocols<\/i>,\u00a0<i>15<\/i>(1), e87107.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>China:<\/strong> <\/span><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>Zhou, Y., Li, L., &amp; Chan, W. C. H. (2025). Subjective Burden Over Intensity: The Protective Role of Sense of Coherence in Chinese Dementia Caregivers\u2019 Depression Status. <i>Journal of Population Ageing<\/i>, 1-19.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Denmark<\/strong><\/span><\/span>:\n<ul>\n<li>Dammeyer, J., Moen, S., &amp; B\u00f8ttcher, L. (2025). Associations between Psychosocial Difficulties among Children with Cerebral Palsy and Parental and Family Factors.\u00a0<i>Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities<\/i>, 1-15.<\/li>\n<li>Nielsen, M. K., Neergaard, M. A., Jensen, A. B., Bro, F. &amp; Guldin, M. B. (2016). Psychological distress, health, and socio-economic factors in caregivers of terminally ill patients: a nationwide population-based cohort study. <em>Supportive Care in Cancer<\/em>,\u00a0<em>24<\/em>, 3057-3067. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s00520-016-3120-7\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s00520-016-3120-7<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Nielsen, M. K., Neergaard, M. A., Jensen, A. B., Vedsted, P., Bro, F. &amp; Guldin, M. B. (2017). Predictors of complicated grief and depression in bereaved caregivers: a nationwide prospective cohort study. <em>Journal of Pain and Symptom Management<\/em>,\u00a0<em>53<\/em>(3), 540-550. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jpainsymman.2016.09.013\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jpainsymman.2016.09.013<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Germany<\/strong><\/span><\/span>:\n<ul>\n<li>Aust, E., Linse, K., Graupner, S. T., Joos, M., Liebscher, D., Grosskreutz, J., Prudlo, J., Meyer, T., G\u00fcnther, R., Pannasch, S. &amp; Hermann, A. (2022). Quality of life and mental health in the locked-in-state\u2014differences between patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and their next of kin. <em>Journal of Neurology, 269<\/em>(11), 5910-5925. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s00415-022-11238-0\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s00415-022-11238-0<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Behrndt, E. M., Straubmeier, M., Seidl, H., Book, S., Graessel, E. &amp; Luttenberger, K. (2017). The German day-care study: multicomponent non-drug therapy for people with cognitive impairment in day-care centres supplemented with caregiver counselling (DeTaMAKS)\u2013study protocol of a cluster-randomised controlled trial. <em>BMC Health Services Research<\/em>,\u00a0<em>17<\/em>, 1-16.<\/li>\n<li>Behrndt, E. M., Straubmeier, M., Seidl, H., Vetter, C., Luttenberger, K. &amp; Graessel, E. (2019). Brief telephone counselling is effective for caregivers who do not experience any major life events\u2013caregiver-related outcomes of the German day-care study. <em>BMC Health Services Research<\/em>,\u00a0<em>19<\/em>, 1-14<\/li>\n<li>Donath, C., Luttenberger, K., Graessel, E., Scheel, J., Pendergrass, A. &amp; Behrndt, E. M. (2019). Can brief telephone interventions reduce caregiver burden and depression in caregivers of people with cognitive impairment? &#8211; long-term results of the German day-care study (RCT). <em>BMC Geriatrics<\/em>,\u00a0<em>19<\/em>, 1-15.<\/li>\n<li>Donath, C., Pendergrass, A. &amp; Gr\u00e4\u00dfel, E. (2023). Zuhause-Pflegen und trotzdem gesund bleiben? Risiko-und Schutzfaktoren f\u00fcr dysfunktionales Coping bei pflegenden Angeh\u00f6rigen. <em>PPmP-Psychotherapie\u00b7 Psychosomatik\u00b7 Medizinische Psychologie<\/em>,\u00a0<em>73<\/em>(07), 290-299.<\/li>\n<li>Heckel, M. &amp; Herbst, F. A. (2024). Non-kin caregivers of terminally ill people: Contributions, experiences, and needs: A protocol for a mixed-methods study. <i>PLOS ONE<\/i>,\u00a0<i>19<\/i>(6), e0306282.<\/li>\n<li>Karg, N., Graessel, E., Randzio, O. &amp; Pendergrass, A. (2018). Dementia as a predictor of care-related quality of life in informal caregivers: a cross-sectional study to investigate differences in health-related outcomes between dementia and non-dementia caregivers. <em>BMC Geriatrics<\/em>,\u00a0<em>18<\/em>, 1-9.<\/li>\n<li>Konerding, U., Bowen, T., Forte, P., Karampli, E., Malmstr\u00f6m, T., Pavi, E., Torkki, P. &amp; Graessel, E. (2019). Do caregiver characteristics affect caregiver burden differently in different countries?. <em>American Journal of Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease &amp; Other Dementias\u00ae<\/em>,\u00a0<em>34<\/em>(3), 148-152.<\/li>\n<li>Krutter, S., Schaffler-Schaden, D., Essl-Maurer, R., Wurm, L., Seymer, A., Kriechmayr, C., Mann, E., Osterbrink, J. &amp; Flamm, M. (2020). Comparing perspectives of family caregivers and healthcare professionals regarding caregiver burden in dementia care: results of a mixed methods study in a rural setting. <em>Age and Ageing<\/em>,\u00a0<em>49<\/em>(2), 199-207. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/ageing\/afz165\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/ageing\/afz165<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Krutter, S., Schaffler\u2010Schaden, D., E\u00dfl\u2010Maurer, R., Seymer, A., Osterbrink, J. &amp; Flamm, M. (2022). Home care nursing for persons with dementia from a family caregivers&#8217; point of view: Predictors of utilisation in a rural setting in Austria. <em>Health &amp; Social Care in the Community<\/em>,\u00a0<em>30<\/em>(1), 389-399. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/hsc.13412\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/hsc.13412<\/a><\/li>\n<li>K\u00fcrten, L., Dietzel, N., Kolominsky-Rabas, P. L. &amp; Graessel, E. (2021). Predictors of the one-year-change in depressiveness in informal caregivers of community-dwelling people with dementia. <em>BMC Psychiatry<\/em>,\u00a0<em>21<\/em>, 1-11.<\/li>\n<li>Lehnerer, S., Hotter, B., Padberg, I., Knispel, P., Remstedt, D., Liebenau, A., Grittner, U., Wellwood, I., Meisel, A. &amp; BSA Long Term Care Study Group. (2019). Social work support and unmet social needs in life after stroke: a cross-sectional exploratory study. <em>BMC Neurology<\/em>,\u00a0<em>19<\/em>, 1-10. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s12883-019-1451-y\">https:\/\/doi.<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s12883-019-1451-y\">org\/10.1186\/s12883-019-1451-y<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Linse, K., Weber, C., Reilich, P., Sch\u00f6berl, F., Boentert, M., Petri, S., &#8230; &amp; G\u00fcnther, R. (2024). Patients\u2019 and caregivers\u2019 perception of multidimensional and palliative care in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis\u2013protocol of a German multicentre study.\u00a0<i>Neurological Research and Practice<\/i>,\u00a0<i>6<\/i>(1), 34. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s42466-024-00328-1\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s42466-024-00328-1<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Linse, K., Aust, E., G\u00fcnther, R., &amp; Hermann, A. (2022). Caregivers\u2019 view of socio-medical care in the terminal phase of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis\u2014How can we improve holistic care in ALS?.\u00a0<i>Journal of Clinical Medicine<\/i>,\u00a0<i>11<\/i>(1), 254. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/jcm11010254\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/jcm11010254<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Luttenberger, K., Graessel, E., Behrndt, E. M., \u00d6zbe, D., Donath, C. &amp; Scheel, J. (2019). Responder analysis of a multicomponent non-pharmacological intervention (MAKS) for people with cognitive impairment in the German day-care study (DeTaMAKS). <em>Frontiers in Psychiatry<\/em>,\u00a0<em>10<\/em>, 587.<\/li>\n<li>Marbin, D., Piper, S. K., Lehnerer, S., Harms, U. &amp; Meisel, A. (2022). Mental health in myasthenia gravis patients and its impact on caregiver burden. <em>Scientific Reports<\/em>,\u00a0<em>12<\/em>(1), 19275. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41598-022-22078-3\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41598-022-22078-3<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Reichold, M., Dietzel, N., Karrer, L., Graessel, E., Kolominsky-Rabas, P. L. &amp; Prokosch, H. U. (2020). Stakeholder Perspectives on the Key Components of a Digital Service Platform Supporting Dementia\u2013digiDEM Bayern. <i>dHealth 2020\u2013Biomedical Informatics for Health and Care, 271, <\/i>224-231. IOS Press.<\/li>\n<li>Reichold, M., Selau, M., Graessel, E., Kolominsky-Rabas, P. L. &amp; Prokosch, H. U. (2021). eHealth Interventions for Dementia\u2013Using WordPress Plugins as a Flexible Dissemination for Dementia Service Providers. In <i>Navigating Healthcare Through Challenging Times, <\/i>1-9. IOS Press.<\/li>\n<li>Schaffler-Schaden, D., Krutter, S., Seymer, A., E\u00dfl-Maurer, R., Flamm, M. &amp; Osterbrink, J. (2021). Caring for a relative with dementia: Determinants and gender differences of caregiver burden in the rural setting. <em>Brain Sciences<\/em>,\u00a0<em>11<\/em>(11), 1511. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/brainsci11111511\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/brainsci11111511<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Schaller, S., Marinova-Schmidt, V., Gobin, J., Criegee-Rieck, M., Griebel, L., Engel, S., &#8230; &amp; Kolominsky-Rabas, P. L. (2015). Tailored e-Health services for the dementia care setting: a pilot study of \u2018eHealthMonitor\u2019.\u00a0<i>BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making<\/i>,\u00a0<i>15<\/i>, 1-9.<\/li>\n<li>Schaller, S., Marinova-Schmidt, V., Setzer, M., Kondylakis, H., Griebel, L., Sedlmayr, M., &#8230; &amp; Kolominsky-Rabas, P. L. (2016). Usefulness of a tailored eHealth service for informal caregivers and professionals in the dementia treatment and care setting: the eHealthMonitor dementia portal.\u00a0<i>JMIR Research Protocols<\/i>,\u00a0<i>5<\/i>(2), e4354.<\/li>\n<li>Scheerbaum, P., Gr\u00e4\u00dfel, E., Wasic, C. &amp; Pendergrass, A. (2024). Wunsch und Wirklichkeit: Diskrepanz zwischen tats\u00e4chlicher und beabsichtigter Nutzung von ambulanten Entlastungsangeboten. <em>Das Gesundheitswesen<\/em>,\u00a0<em>86<\/em>(S01), 13-20.<\/li>\n<li>Scheuermann, J. S., Gr\u00e4\u00dfel, E. &amp; Pendergrass, A. (2024). Vereinbarkeit von Erwerbst\u00e4tigkeit und h\u00e4uslicher Pflege: Einflussfaktoren auf eine pflegebedingte Erwerbst\u00e4tigkeitsreduktion und arbeitsbezogene W\u00fcnsche pflegender Angeh\u00f6riger. <em>Das Gesundheitswesen<\/em>,\u00a0<em>86<\/em>(S01), 45-53.<\/li>\n<li>Spiegl, K., Luttenberger, K., Graessel, E., Becker, L., Scheel, J. &amp; Pendergrass, A. (2021). Predictors of institutionalization in users of day care facilities with mild cognitive impairment to moderate dementia. <em>BMC Health Services Research<\/em>,\u00a0<em>21<\/em>, 1-10.<\/li>\n<li>Zinkevich, A., Lubasch, J. S., Uthoff, S. A. K., Boenisch, J., Sachse, S. K., Bernasconi, T. &amp; Ansmann, L. (2021). Caregiver burden and proxy-reported outcomes of people without natural speech: a cross-sectional survey study. <em>BMJ Open<\/em>,\u00a0<em>11<\/em>(8), e048789. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/bmjopen-2021-048789\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/bmjopen-2021-048789<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Zinkevich, A., Uthoff, S. A. K., Wirtz, M. A., Boenisch, J., Sachse, S. K., Bernasconi, T., &#8230; &amp; Ansmann, L. (2022). Burden of informal caregivers of people without natural speech: a mixed-methods intervention study. <em>BMC Health Services Research<\/em>,\u00a0<em>22<\/em>(1), 1549. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s12913-022-08824-3\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s12913-022-08824-3<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Zwar, L., K\u00f6nig, H. H. &amp; Hajek, A. (2022). Conspiracy mentality among informal caregivers as a risk factor for caregiver burden, mental health, perceived loneliness and social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic: findings of a representative online study from Germany. <em>Quality of Life Research<\/em>,\u00a0<em>31<\/em>(11), 3139-3151.<\/li>\n<li>Zwar, L., K\u00f6nig, H. H. &amp; Hajek, A. (2023). Gender differences in mental health, quality of life, and caregiver burden among informal caregivers during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany: A representative, population-based study. <em>Gerontology<\/em>,\u00a0<em>69<\/em>(2), 149-162. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1159\/000523846\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1159\/000523846<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Zwar, L., K\u00f6nig, H. H. &amp; Hajek, A. (2024). Look on the bright side: the relation between family values, positive aspects of care and caregiver burden. <em>European Journal of Ageing<\/em>,\u00a0<em>21<\/em>(1), 23. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10433-024-00819-9\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10433-024-00819-9<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Zwar, L., K\u00f6nig, H. H., Delfin, E. &amp; Hajek, A. (2024). Ambivalent ageism and the pains and gains of informal caregiving for older adults: Findings from Germany. <em>Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics<\/em>, <em>129<\/em>, 105683. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.archger.2024.105683\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.archger.2024.105683<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">India<\/span><\/span>:\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Sinha, D., Varadharasu, V. S., Singh, R. &amp; Dixit, S. (2022). Effect Of Guided Imagery On Caregiver Burden Amongst Caregivers Of Mentally Ill Patients Admitted In Selected Hospital Of Bhubaneswar. <em>NeuroQuantology<\/em>,\u00a0<em>20<\/em>(19), 1107<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Indonesia<\/strong><\/span>:\n<ul>\n<li>Nasir, A., Vimasturoh, I., Rindayati, R., Wijayanti, E., Makhfudli, M., &amp; Kartini, Y. (2025). The Caregiver Burden and Family Coping in Families with Schizophrenia: Cross-sectional Study.\u00a0<i>Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research<\/i>,\u00a0<i>30<\/i>(6), 846-850.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Spain:<\/span><\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>Garc\u00eda, M. C., Ayala, A., S\u00e1nchez, M. N., Santos, A. P., Portillo, M. C., Garc\u00eda, B. G., &#8230; &amp; Marcos, A. P. Impact of a community-based multisectoral intervention on the health of individuals with parkinson&#8217;s disease and their family caregivers.\u00a0<i>Semergen<\/i>,\u00a0<i>52<\/i>(2), 102694.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;font-size: 14pt\">USA<\/span>:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Baddour, K., Mady, L. J., Schwarzbach, H. L., Sabik, L. M., Thomas, T. H., McCoy, J. L. &amp; Tobey, A. (2021). Exploring caregiver burden and financial toxicity in caregivers of tracheostomy-dependent children. <em>International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology<\/em>,\u00a0<em>145<\/em>, 110713. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ijporl.2021.110713\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ijporl.2021.110713<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Gibson, M., Duffort, N., Eagleson, R., Kennedy, R., Reamey, R., Meese, K., &#8230; &amp; Mugavero, M. (2025). Providing resource to hire \u201cextra hands\u201d as a strategy to retain funded research faculty during periods of significant caregiving responsibilities.\u00a0<i>Journal of Clinical and Translational Science<\/i>,\u00a0<i>9<\/i>(1), e205.<\/li>\n<li>Greenfield, T. K., Li, L., Karriker-Jaffe, K. J., Munroe, C., Patterson, D., Rosen, E., &#8230; &amp; Kerr, W. C. (2025). Family burden among US adults experiencing secondhand harms from alcohol, cannabis or other drugs.\u00a0<i>International Journal of Alcohol and Drug Research<\/i>.<\/li>\n<li>Ngang, I. C., Kouya, F., Tetteh, E., Atuiri, C., Joel, K., Kouya, B., &#8230; &amp; Soliman, A. S. (2025). Depression and Complicated Grief among Parents of Pediatric Cancer Patients in Cameroon: Implications for Cancer Education in Low-income Countries.\u00a0<i>Journal of Cancer Education<\/i>, 1-9.<\/li>\n<li>Miyawaki, C. E., McClellan, A., Bouldin, E. D., Brohard, C., &amp; Kunik, M. E. (2025). Life Review Intervention Delivered by Family Caregivers of People Living with Dementia Improves Depression: A Mixed-Methods Study.\u00a0<i>Innovation in Aging<\/i>,\u00a0<i>9<\/i>(6), igaf053.<\/li>\n<li>Troxel, W. M., Baucom, B. R., Euler, M. J., Bermudez, B., &amp; Baron, K. G. (2025). The CHARMS study: rationale and study protocol for an observational study of sleep and biobehavioral rhythms in older adult couples.\u00a0<i>Sleep Advances<\/i>,\u00a0<i>6<\/i>(3), zpaf043.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Below you can find a selection of research projects and studies that have used the Burden Scale for Family Caregivers (BSFC) or the short form of the Burden Scale for&hellip;<!--&hellip;--> <a class=\"more-link fa fa-angle-double-right\" href=\"https:\/\/www.caregiving-tests.de\/en\/forschung\/\" title=\"Read more about &quot;Research - BSFC and BSFC-s&quot;\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5160,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_rrze_cache":"enabled","_rrze_multilang_single_locale":"en_GB","_rrze_multilang_single_source":"https:\/\/www.caregiving-tests.de\/?page_id=168","footnotes":""},"page_category":[8,7],"page_tag":[],"class_list":["post-1125","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","page_category-bsfc","page_category-bsfc-s","en-GB"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caregiving-tests.de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1125","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caregiving-tests.de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caregiving-tests.de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caregiving-tests.de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5160"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caregiving-tests.de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1125"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.caregiving-tests.de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1125\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2919,"href":"https:\/\/www.caregiving-tests.de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1125\/revisions\/2919"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caregiving-tests.de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"page_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caregiving-tests.de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/page_category?post=1125"},{"taxonomy":"page_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caregiving-tests.de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/page_tag?post=1125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}