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What is the main health problem or disability that the person you care for has?
1) Alzheimer’s disease, dementia or other cognitive impairment [skip to question 8] 2) Heart disease, hypertension, or stroke 3) Cancer 4) Diabetes 5) Injuries including broken bones or traumatic brain injury 6) Mental illness such as depression, anxiety, or schizophrenia 7) Developmental disorders such as autism, Down syndrome, or spina bifida 8) Respiratory conditions such as asthma, emphysema, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) 9) Arthritis/rheumatism 10) Hearing or vision loss 11) Movement disorders such as Parkinson’s, spinal cord injury, or multiple sclerosis 12) Old age, infirmity, or frailty 13) Other 14) Don’t know 15) Refused
Caregiving
Health condition of care recipient
BRFSS NHANES
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Cognitive Interview Evaluation of Questions on Caregiving

Collaborating Center for Questionnaire Design Evaluation and Research
3/7/2024
Cognitive Interview
6/2023
Report Keywords:
Caregiving
NCCDPHP
Citation: MacFadyen, A., Wilmot, A. Cognitive Interview Evaluation of Questions on Caregiving. National Center for Health Statistics - CCQDER. Q-Bank. 2024. https://wwwn.cdc.gov/QBank/Report.aspx?1248
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Abstract: The National Center for Health Statistics Collaborating Center for Questionnaire Design and Evaluation Research conducted a cognitive interview study to evaluate questions intended for inclusion on the 2025 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) and for revisions made to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) 2024 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) optional caregiving module. The study was conducted in collaboration with the CDC’s National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP). Questions were included on the following topics: caregiving status, relationship, care recipient condition, care tasks, caregiving intensity, caregiving duration, and effects of caregiving on the caregiver’s financial and emotional wellbeing. During the summer of 2023, 29 English-speaking adult respondents took part in one-on-one cognitive interviews. This report includes a high-level description of key themes that were apparent across questions sets, as well a summary of the findings related to the performance of each question evaluated.

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