Table 3 Caregiver Abuse Screen (CASE)a responses
From: Family caregiver mistreatment of the elderly: prevalence of risk and associated factors
Total = 829 N (%) | |
|---|---|
Positive responses | |
Item 1. Do you sometimes have trouble making _ control his/her temper or aggression? | 376 (45.4) |
Item 2. Do you often feel you are being forced to act out of character or do things you feel bad about? | 270 (32.6) |
Item 3. Do you find it difficult to manage _‘s behavior? | 269 (32.4) |
Item 4. Do you sometimes feel that you are forced to be rough with _? | 350 (42.2) |
Item 5. Do you sometimes feel you can’t do what is really necessary or what should be done for _? | 300 (36.2) |
Item 6. Do you often feel you have to reject or ignore _? | 171 (20.6) |
Item 7. Do you often feel so tired and exhausted that you cannot meet _‘s needs? | 326 (39.3) |
Item 8. Do you often feel you have to yell at _? | 180 (21.7) |
CASE > = 4 positive responses | 277 (33.4) |
CASE positive responses, mean (DE) | 2.7 (2.3) |
Physical/psychological abuse dimension > = 3 positive responses | 300 (36.2) |
Physical/psychological abuse dimension, mean (DE) | 1.95 (1.9) |
Neglect dimension > = 1 positive responses | 443 (54.3) |
Neglect dimension, mean (DE) | 0.76 (0.8) |