Table 2.
Correlation of caregiver’s fatigue and quality of life with quantitative variables
| Variable | Fatigue | Quality of Life | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Correlation Coefficient | P -value | Test | Correlation Coefficient | P -value | Test | |
| Caregiver’s age (years) | 0.120 | 0.122 | Pearson | -0.257 | *0.001 | Pearson |
| Daily hours of care | 0.123 | 0.127 | Pearson | -0.234 | *0.003 | Pearson |
| Duration of caregiving (months) | 0.171 | *0.030 | Pearson | -0.163 | *0.039 | Pearson |
| Number of caregivers | -0.193 | *0.012 | Pearson | 0.108 | 0.162 | Pearson |
| Patient’s age (years) | -0.072 | 0.350 | Pearson | 0.004 | 0.956 | Pearson |
| Duration of hemodialysis (months) | 0.130 | 0.093 | Pearson | 0.956 | 0.255 | Pearson |
| Education level | -0.189 | *0.014 | Spearman | 0.252 | *0.001 | Spearman |
| Income level | 0.278 | 0.0001 >* | Spearman | -0.337 | 0.001 >* | Spearman |
*P < 0.05