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The modified Zarit Burden Interview (mZBI) was incorporated into the survey to objectively assess caregiver burden. An mZBI score of \u2265 18 represents clinically significant burden.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 339 surveys were completed. 46% of caregivers reported an mZBI score of \u2265 18. Caregivers of cats with IRIS stages 3\/4 had significantly higher mZBI scores (median 20.0, range 3 - 50) than caregivers of cats with IRIS stages 1\/2 (median 14.5, range 0 - 58; P = 0.0007). Caregivers who reported never to rarely sharing care responsibilities had significantly higher mZBI scores (median 20.0; range 0 - 50) than those who reported sometimes to always sharing care responsibilities (median 15.0; range 2 - 58) (P = 0.0007). Caregivers who reported the need to coax their cat to eat on a daily basis had higher mZBI scores (median 22.8, range 2 - 50) than those who never coaxed their cat to eat (median 14.5, range 0\u201349) or coaxed their cat 1\u20132 days\/week (median 19.2, range 3 - 42) (both P &lt; 0.001). Caregivers who always felt supported by the veterinary care team had lower mZBI scores (median 13; range 0-58) than those that only felt supported sometimes to never (median 23; range 5-45) (P &lt; 0.001).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions and clinical importance<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Significant caregiver burden is present in feline CKD, emphasizing the need to for clinicians to provide empathetic advice and practical support.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/1098612x261497639","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,8]],"date-time":"2026-10-08T04:32:43Z","timestamp":1791433963000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["EXPRESS: Assessment of caregiver burden in feline chronic kidney disease"],"prefix":"10.1177","author":[{"given":"Lina","family":"Lim","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1388-0452","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jessica M","family":"Quimby","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3085-1100","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sarah","family":"Caney","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,7]]},"container-title":["Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1177\/1098612X261497639","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1177\/1098612X261497639","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,9]],"date-time":"2026-10-09T08:17:36Z","timestamp":1791533856000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/10.1177\/1098612X261497639"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,7]]},"references-count":0,"alternative-id":["10.1177\/1098612X261497639"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/1098612x261497639","relation":{},"ISSN":["1098-612X","1532-2750"],"issn-type":[{"value":"1098-612X","type":"print"},{"value":"1532-2750","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,7]]},"article-number":"1098612X261497639"}}