Table 2. Domain 1: Knowledge of diagnosis.
#1 USD=83.36 INR. *Significant at p<0.05, **Significant at p<0.01, ***Significant at p<0.001 (p=0.0008) (after Bonferroni correction).
| Knowledge of diagnosis | ||||||
| Variable | No (N (%)) | Yes (N (%)) | Total (N (%)) | Χ2 | p-value | |
| Patient family income # | ||||||
| Nil-5000 Rs. | 4 (80.0%) | 1 (20%) | 5 (100.0%) | 18.493 | 0.001** | |
| 5001-10,000 Rs. | 6 (66.7%) | 3 (33.3%) | 9 (100.0%) | |||
| 10,001-20,000 Rs. | 27 (87.1%) | 4 (12.9%) | 31 (100.0%) | |||
| 20,001-50,000 Rs. | 44 (67.7%) | 21 (32.3%) | 65 (100.0%) | |||
| >50,000 Rs. | 20 (41.7%) | 28 (58.3%) | 48 (100.0%) | |||
| Total | 101 (63.9%) | 57 (36.1%) | 158 (100.0%) | |||
| Caregiver education | ||||||
| Middle school | 7 (100.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 7 (100.0%) | 19.461 | 0.001** | |
| 10th grade | 16 (94.1%) | 1 (5.9%) | 17 (100.0%) | |||
| 12th grade | 26 (74.3%) | 9 (25.7%) | 35 (100.0%) | |||
| Graduate | 40 (56.3%) | 31 (43.7%) | 71 (100.0%) | |||
| PG and professional | 12 (42.9%) | 16 (57.1%) | 28 (100.0%) | |||
| Total | 101 (63.9%) | 57 (36.1%) | 158 (100.0%) | |||
| No. of hospitalizations | ||||||
| 0 | 72 (69.9%) | 31 30.1%) | 103 (100.0%) | 8.992 | 0.025* | |
| 1 | 23 (62.2%) | 14 (37.8%) | 37 (100.0%) | |||
| 2 | 4 (40.0%) | 6 (60.0%) | 10 (100.0%) | |||
| 3 or >3 | 2 (25.0%) | 6 (75.0%) | 8 (100.0%) | |||
| Total | 101 (63.9%) | 57 (36.1%) | 158 (100.0%) | |||
| Family H/o mental illness | ||||||
| No illness | 69 (75.8%) | 22 (24.2%) | 91 (100.0%) | 15.734 | 0.001** | |
| Schizophrenia | 1 (25.0%) | 3 (75.0%) | 4 (100.0%) | |||
| Bipolar affective disorder (BPAD)/major depressive disorder (MDD)/substance abuse | 3 (30.0%) | 7 (70.0%) | 10 (100.0%) | |||
| Any other | 28 (52.8%) | 25 (47.2%) | 53 (100.0%) | |||
| Total | 101 (63.9%) | 57 (36.1%) | 158 (100.0%) | |||
| Psychiatric illness in whom | ||||||
| Nobody | 69 (75.8%) | 22 (24.2%) | 91 (100%) | 20.489 | <0.001*** | |
| First degree relative | 7 (41.2%) | 10 (58.8%) | 17 (100.0%) | |||
| Second degree relative | 14 (38.9%) | 22 (61.1%) | 36 (100.0%) | |||
| Third degree relative | 11 (78.6%) | 3 (21.4%) | 14 (100.0%) | |||
| Total | 101 (63.9%) | 57 (36.1%) | 158 (100.0%) | |||
| Variable | Mean | SD | z | p-value | ||
| Caregiver age | ||||||
| Knowledge of diagnosis | ||||||
| No | 43.20 | 15.60 | -2.479 | 0.013* | ||
| Yes | 49.72 | 15.86 | ||||
| Total duration of illness | ||||||
| Knowledge of diagnosis | ||||||
| No | 7.88 | 5.14 | -4.074 | <0.001*** | ||
| Yes | 12.23 | 7.15 | ||||
| Total duration of treatment | ||||||
| Knowledge of diagnosis | ||||||
| No | 6.10 | 4.27 | -4.750 | <0.001*** | ||
| Yes | 10.95 | 6.90 | ||||
| Duration of the caregiving role | ||||||
| Knowledge of diagnosis | ||||||
| No | 6.69 | 4.72 | -2.508 | 0.012* | ||
| Yes | 9.54 | 6.79 | ||||
| Roles domain of family functioning | ||||||
| Knowledge of diagnosis | ||||||
| No | 2.31 | 0.52 | -2.055 | 0.040* | ||
| Yes | 2.14 | 0.55 | ||||
| Stigma domain of caregiving experience | ||||||
| Knowledge of diagnosis | ||||||
| No | 1.19 | 0.82 | -2.407 | 0.016* | ||
| Yes | 1.54 | 0.89 | ||||
| Environmental domain of quality of life | ||||||
| Knowledge of diagnosis | ||||||
| No | 14.90 | 2.73 | -2.095 | 0.036* | ||
| Yes | 15.81 | 2.87 | ||||