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. 2023 Oct 5;15(10):e46537. doi: 10.7759/cureus.46537

Table 2. Types of care and worries related to caregiving by race and ethnicity.

Note: This table excludes one person (#47) who is paid to offer formal services for clients and hence is bound by a contract, not by willingness.

* A chi-squared analysis was used to compare the number of respondents with each type of support offered and worry. @ The difference between White and Asian American caregivers is statistically significant. ‡ The difference between Hispanic and Asian American caregivers is statistically significant.

  Total (N=69) White (n=37) Hispanic (n=16) Asian American (n=16) p-value*
Support you offer (n, %)        
Medical support 56 (81.2%) 32 (86.5%) 14 (87.5%) 10 (62.5%) 0.126
Functional support 30 (43.5%) 13 (35.1%) 7 (43.8%) 10 (62.5%) 0.170
Daily activities 46 (66.7%) 23 (62.2%) 14 (87.5%) 9 (56.3%) 0.128
Emotional support@ 60 (87.0%) 35 (94.6%) 15 (93.8%) 10 (62.5%) 0.007
Financial support@ 43 (62.3%) 28 (75.7%) 9 (56.3%) 6 (37.5%) 0.025
What worries you (mean, std. deviation)        
My knowledge@ 2.8 (0.17) 2.6 (0.23) 2.4 (0.24) 3.6 (0.36) 0.040
My time@ 3.6 (0.16) 3.8 (0.21) 3.6 (0.27) 2.8 (0.40) 0.015
My finance@ 3.1 (0.19) 3.4 (0.26) 3.7 (0.37) 1.8 (0.31) 0.003
My own health@ 3.1 (0.16) 3.3 (0.20) 3.4 (0.31) 2.3 (0.31) 0.021
Other help@ 3.1 (0.17) 3.5 (0.21) 2.9 (0.36) 2.3 (0.33) 0.003
They accept 2.0 (0.16) 2.2 (0.22) 1.9 (0.31) 1.9 (0.31) 0.407
They appreciate 1.8 (0.14) 1.9 (0.16) 1.5 (0.27) 2.1 (0.37) 0.765
Their knowledge 3.5 (0.15) 3.4 (0.21) 3.3 (0.33) 3.8 (0.26) 0.382
Their finance 2.8 (0.19) 3.0 (0.25) 2.9 (0.43) 2.3 (0.39) 0.153
Their health 3.9 (0.17) 3.9 (0.22) 4.1 (0.37) 3.8 (0.37) 0.931
Their safety 3.7 (0.16) 3.9 (0.20) 3.8 (0.36) 3.3 (0.35) 0.177
Their adjustment 3.5 (0.19) 3.6 (0.24) 3.5 (0.4) 3.4 (0.44) 0.731