Table 1 Characteristics of the participants by caregiver burden (n = 493).
Caregiver-related factors | ||||
Variables | n/% | Caregiver burden (Mean/SD) | t/F | p |
Gender | −0.033 | 0.973 | ||
Male | 251 (50.91) | 37.45 ± 22.89 | ||
Female | 242 (49.09) | 37.52 ± 24.13 | ||
Age (year) | 6.481 | <0.001 | ||
18–39 | 64 (12.98) | 27.48 ± 25.20 | ||
40–49 | 55 (11.15) | 32.27 ± 24.05 | ||
50–59 | 149 (30.23) | 39.08 ± 23.29 | ||
≥60 | 225 (45.64) | 40.54 ± 22.10 | ||
Marital status | 2.469 | 0.086 | ||
Single | 23 (4.66) | 33.08 ± 30.66 | ||
Married | 427 (86.62) | 37.00 ± 23.12 | ||
Divorced/Widowed | 43 (8.72) | 44.58 ± 22.00 | ||
Education level | 3.707 | 0.012 | ||
Primary school or below | 197 (39.96) | 40.82 ± 23.31 | ||
Middle school | 165 (33.47) | 37.17 ± 23.65 | ||
High school | 85 (17.24) | 34.88 ± 22.64 | ||
University or above | 46 (9.33) | 29.08 ± 23.09 | ||
Work status | 3.685 | 0.012 | ||
Full-time job | 153 (31.03) | 35.28 ± 24.58 | ||
Part-time job | 28 (5.68) | 28.64 ± 20.78 | ||
Unemployed | 186 (37.73) | 41.43 ± 23.46 | ||
Retired | 126 (25.56) | 36.29 ± 21.91 | ||
Kinship | 6.110 | <0.001 | ||
Parent | 230 (46.65) | 40.56 ± 22.72 | ||
Spouse | 154 (31.24) | 37.66 ± 23.44 | ||
Child | 45 (9.13) | 24.84 ± 22.99 | ||
Siblings or other | 64 (12.98) | 34.48 ± 23.89 | ||
Caregiving duration (year) | 11.542 | <0.001 | ||
0–9 | 113 (22.92) | 29.00 ± 22.45 | ||
10–19 | 123 (24.95) | 34.47 ± 22.60 | ||
20–29 | 136 (27.59) | 40.14 ± 22.61 | ||
≥30 | 121 (24.54) | 45.47 ± 23.39 | ||
Chronic disease | 0.215 | 0.643 | ||
No | 319 (64.71) | 37.12 ± 23.69 | ||
Yes | 174 (35.29) | 38.14 ± 23.16 | ||
Patient-related factors | ||||
Gender | 10.261 | <0.001 | ||
Male | 231 (46.86) | 41.06 ± 23.15 | ||
Female | 262 (53.14) | 34.33 ± 23.37 | ||
Age (year) | 0.959 | 0.430 | ||
18–29 | 60 (12.17) | 38.00 ± 24.51 | ||
30–39 | 109 (22.11) | 41.18 ± 21.96 | ||
40–49 | 115 (23.33) | 35.94 ± 23.93 | ||
50–59 | 120 (24.34) | 35.97 ± 24.45 | ||
≥60 | 89 (18.05) | 36.62 ± 22.67 | ||
Onset duration (year) | 9.301 | 0.010 | ||
1–10 | 128 (25.96) | 30.85 ± 22.63 | ||
11–20 | 180 (36.51) | 40.51 ± 23.83 | ||
>20 | 185 (37.53) | 39.12 ± 22.79 | ||
Marital status | 6.053 | 0.003 | ||
Single | 206 (41.78) | 41.62 ± 22.71 | ||
Married | 231 (46.86) | 33.87 ± 23.30 | ||
Divorced/Widowed | 56 (11.36) | 37.12 ± 24.94 | ||
Education level | 1.511 | 0.222 | ||
Primary school or below | 178 (36.11) | 35.80 ± 24.47 | ||
Middle/High school | 273 (55.38) | 39.08 ± 22.65 | ||
University or above | 42 (8.51) | 34.16 ± 24.23 | ||
Work status | 11.164 | 0.011 | ||
Full-time job | 46 (9.33) | 24.50 ± 21.97 | ||
Part-time job | 18 (3.65) | 25.72 ± 23.78 | ||
Unemployed | 391 (79.31) | 39.51 ± 23.20 | ||
Retired | 38 (7.71) | 37.86 ± 22.19 | ||
