Table 2. Family Caregiver Characteristics and Experiences, and Functional Capacity of Older Adults with Stroke-Induced-Dependency.

Variables	Spouse (n=20) mean (SD)	Non-spouse (n=28) mean (SD)	Mean difference (95% CI)	p value
Caregivers
Age †	61.30 (10.08)	47.86 (11.80)	13.44 (6.88 to 20.00)	0.000 *
Family income‡	2487.30 (1256.28)	1.951 (818.66)	535.87 (-118.80 to 1190.54)	0.105
Education §	6.28 (4.08)	10 (3.86)	-3.76 (-6.09 to -1.42)	0.002 **
Hours of caring †	19.00 (6.50)	19.57 (6.03)	-0.57 (-4.24 to 3.10)	0.756
Older adults with stroke-induced-dependency
Functional Capacity	67.25 (19.98) †	52.64 (18.80) †	-14.60 (-25.98 to -3.23)	0.013 ***
	82.90 (24.10) ¶	68.82 (25.90) ¶	-14.07 (-29.92 to -0.76)	0.063

SD: Standard Deviation. CI: Confidence Interval;

^† Time 1: one week after SCU discharge;

^* p<.001; ‡ Family monthly income based on the National Brazilian minimum wage in 2018 (R$937.00);

^§ Education in years;

^** p<.01;

^*** p<.05;

^¶ Time 2: two months after SCU discharge