Life Enhancing Activities for Family Caregivers (LEAF 2.0)

Assess momentary positive or rewarding affective experiences, such as feelings and mood associated with pleasure, joy, elation, contentment, pride, affection, happiness, engagement, and excitement, over the past 7 days, using a scale of not at all to very much. Higher scores indicate higher levels of positive affect. 50 indicates the population mean with a standard deviation of 10.

Assesses anxiety by having participants rate items focused on anxiety symptoms over the past 7 days, using scale from Never to Always, where higher scores indicate higher levels of anxiety. 50 indicates the population mean with a standard deviation of 10.

Assesses depressive mood by having participants rate items focused on depressive symptoms over the past 7 days, using scale from Never to Always, where higher scores indicate higher levels of depression. 50 indicates the population mean with a standard deviation of 10.

Used to measure how overloaded, unpredictable, and uncontrollable respondents perceive their lives to be. Scores range from 0 to 40, and higher scores indicate a higher stress level.

Assesses perceived burden in caregivers by assessing subjective feelings of the impact of caregiving on emotional and physical health, financial strain, and social functioning. Scale values range from "Never" (0) to "Nearly Always" (4) with higher scores reflect greater burden. Score is a summation of the 6 items.

12-item Caregiving Mastery subscale of the Caregiving Appraisal Measure. Values range from "Disagree a lot" to "Agree a lot" and "Never" to "Nearly Always" with higher scores indicating higher feelings of caregiving mastery. The total score can range from 6 to 30.

11-item scale that identifies positive consequences of caregiving, such as feeling more useful, feeling appreciated, and strengthening relationships with others. Values range from "Disagree a lot" to "Agree a lot." Higher scores indicate greater identification of the positives of being a caregiver. The total score can range from 11 to 55.

12-item subscale that measures the caregiver's self-evaluations of their caregiving effectiveness, such as how useful they feel in their interactions with the patient and their capability in caring for the patient. Values range from "No! (Disagree very strongly)" to "Yes! (Agree very strongly)." Higher scores indicate higher satisfaction with performance as a caregiver. The total score for this subscale ranges from 12 to 48.

Assesses the degree to which one feels life has purpose and there are good reasons for living, including hopefulness, optimism, goal-directedness, and feelings that one's life is worthy. Scale values range from "Strongly disagree" to "Strongly agree" on items 1-3, and "Not at all" to "Very much" on items 4-8, with higher values associated with a higher sense of meaning and purpose. 50 indicates the population mean with a standard deviation of 10.

Measures self-reported perceptions of sleep quality, depth, and restoration within the past 7 days, including difficulty falling asleep and staying asleep and sleep satisfaction. Values range from "Not at all" to "very much" on items 1-4, "Never" to "Always" on items 5-7, and "Very poor" to "Very good" on item 8. Higher scores indicate higher levels of sleep disturbance. 50 indicates the population mean with a standard deviation of 10.