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✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 39 out of 100. Caregiving

Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies

Plain-language summary

The CES effectively distinguished between different levels of caregiver strain. Further, the CES was not affected by different caregiver and care recipient characteristics. Supporting convergent validity, the CES index was moderately correlated with NPI-D (ρ=-0.42), WHO-5 (ρ = 0.44), and UCLA 3-item (ρ=-0.40). The CES index was weakly correlated with EQ-5D-5L (ρ = 0.27), and EQ-VAS (ρ = 0.26). The CES showed low internal consistency (α = 0.53), but high test-retest reliability (ICC = 0.76). The Danish version of CES demonstrated discriminative validity and acceptable psychometric properties, providing further evidence for its use in family caregivers of people with dementia.

What this study adds

Evidence grade: Low

This study validated a Danish version of the Carer Experience Scale in family caregivers of people with dementia, finding it distinguished levels of caregiver strain with acceptable psychometric properties. It is a measurement tool study and does not test any treatment, cure or prevention for dementia.

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APA 7th

Pedersen, E., Øksnebjerg, L., Waldemar, G., Janbek, J., Nielsen, A. M. R., & Nielsen, T. R. (2026). Validation of the Danish version of the Carer Experience Scale in family caregivers of people with dementia. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-026-02477-0

Vancouver

Pedersen E, Øksnebjerg L, Waldemar G, Janbek J, Nielsen AMR, Nielsen TR. Validation of the Danish version of the Carer Experience Scale in family caregivers of people with dementia. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. 2026. doi:10.1186/s12955-026-02477-0. PMID: 41612321.

BibTeX

@article{pedersen2026-41612321,
  author  = {Pedersen, Eirin and Øksnebjerg, Laila and Waldemar, Gunhild and Janbek, Janet and Nielsen, Ann Merrit Rikke and Nielsen, T. Rune},
  title   = {{Validation of the Danish version of the Carer Experience Scale in family caregivers of people with dementia}},
  journal = {Health and Quality of Life Outcomes},
  year    = {2026},
  doi     = {10.1186/s12955-026-02477-0},
  pmid    = {41612321},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-026-02477-0}
}

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Key findings

The CES effectively distinguished between different levels of caregiver strain.
Further, the CES was not affected by different caregiver and care recipient characteristics.
Supporting convergent validity, the CES index was moderately correlated with NPI-D (ρ=-0.42), WHO-5 (ρ = 0.44), and UCLA 3-item (ρ=-0.40).
The CES index was weakly correlated with EQ-5D-5L (ρ = 0.27), and EQ-VAS (ρ = 0.26).
The CES showed low internal consistency (α = 0.53), but high test-retest reliability (ICC = 0.76).

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Study details

Evidence strengthLow

How this study scored 39/100

Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomized / blinded because the record does not state it.

Component	Points	Why
Journal tier	7 / 10	Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Health and Quality of Life Outcomes)
Journal's citation record	2 / 4	Health and Quality of Life Outcomes: journal h-index 180 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29)
Study design	0 / 12	No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Strength of evidence	1 / 5	Rated “low” in our summary
Peer-review validation	10 / 10	Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal.
How recent	5 / 5	2026 — within 1 year(s) of the newest study here
Sample size	0 / 4	Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Effect reported	0 / 3	No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Studied in people	0 / 3	Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Randomized / blinded	0 / 2	No randomization or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Times cited	1 / 7	Cited 2 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10)
Citations per year	1 / 5	1.0 citations a year over 2 year(s) since 2026
Impact for its field and year	4 / 6	Cited 9.5× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI)
Cited by studies here	0 / 6	No other study in this library cites it
Still being cited	0 / 4	Cited 2 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex)
Senior author's track record	2 / 4	Last-listed author T. Rune Nielsen: h-index 34 (OpenAlex, whole career)
Institution's track record	1 / 3	University of Copenhagen: institution h-index 1,378 (OpenAlex)
Multicenter collaboration	1 / 3	OpenAlex lists 3 institution(s) in 1 country
Indexed in PubMed	2 / 2	Indexed in PubMed (PMID 41612321)
Free to read	2 / 2	Free to read
Total	39 / 100	—

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