Table 4 Comparisons of family caregiver burden between baseline and 6-month follow up

1. Do you feel uncomfortable when you need to take care of him/her while you are ill?

2

(0.5–3.0)

1

(1.0–2.0)

2. Do you feel exhausted because of taking care of him/her?

2

(1.5–3.0)

2

(1.0–2.0)

3. How burdened do you feel physically in caring for him/her?

1

(0.5–2.5)

1

(0.5–2.0)

4. Are you affected by his/her emotion?

1

(0.0–1.5)

1

(0.0–1.0)

5. Do you feel sleep disturbance because he/she cannot sleep at night?

2

(0.0–2.5)

1

(0.0–1.5)

6. Do you feel your health has suffered because of your involvement with him/her?

1

(0.0–2.0)

1

(0.0–1.5)

7. Do you feel strained when you are around him/her?

2

(1.0–2.0)

1

(1.0–2.0)

8. Do you feel mentally painful when you are around him/her?

2

(0.5–2.0)

1

(0.0–2.0)

9. Do you feel angry when you are around him/her?

2

(0.5–2.5)

1

(0.0–2.0)

10. Do you feel that your social life has suffered because you are caring for him/her?

2

(0.5–2.0)

2

(0.0–2.0)

11. Do you feel uncomfortable about having friends over because of him/her?

2

(0.5–2.0)

1

(0.0–1.5)

12. Do you feel he/she is dependent on you?

3

(2.0–3.0)

2

(1.0–2.5)

13. Do you feel that you do not have enough money to take care of him/her?

1

(0.0–2.0)

0

(0.0–1.5)

14. Do you feel that your income has been affected because of taking care of him/her?

1

(0.0–2.0)

0

(0.0–1.0)

Total score

22

(11.5–28.5)

15

(9.5–22.0)