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Table 3 Utility of the key factors in identifying caregivers with high grief in the derivation sample (n = 300). The optimal cut-off score is highlighted in bold

From: Development and validation of a simple screening tool for caregiver grief in dementia caregiving

Cut-off based on the number of key factors

Sensitivity

Specificity

False-negative rate

Number of caregivers

Number of caregivers with high grief (%) a

0 or more

1.00

0.00

0.00

300

54 (18.0)

1 or more

1.00

0.05

0.00

288

54 (18.8)

2 or more b

0.91

0.42

0.09

192

49 (25.5)

3 or more

0.43

0.93

0.57

40

23 (57.5)

4

0.06

1.00

0.94

4

3 (75.0)

AUROC (95% CI)

0.76 (0.70–0.82) c

   
  1. AUROC area under the receiver operating characteristics curve
  2. aHigh caregiver grief was defined as MM-CGI > 175
  3. bThe optimal cut-off score was selected based on the balance between sensitivity and specificity, with a preference for slightly higher sensitivity as the tool is intended primarily for screening purposes
  4. cP < 0.001