Table 3.

Descriptive statistics for COPE index subscale measuring care burden.

Cope index subscale for care burden	N	Missing	Mean	Lower 95% CI	Upper 95% CI	SD	Variance
1. Do you find caregiving too demanding?	385	2	2.53	2.44	2.62	0.893	0.797
2. Does caregiving cause difficulties in your relationship with your friends?	385	2	2.08	1.98	2.18	0.986	0.972
3. Does caregiving have a negative effect on your physical health?	386	1	1.96	1.87	2.04	0.871	0.759
4. Does caregiving cause difficulties in your relationship with your family?	387	0	1.61	1.53	1.69	0.778	0.606
5. Does caregiving cause you financial difficulties?	385	2	1.72	1.63	1.81	0.907	0.823
6. Do you feel trapped in your role as caregiver?	386	1	2.10	2.01	2.20	0.975	0.950
7. Does caregiving have a negative effect on your emotional well-being?	386	1	2.04	1.95	2.13	0.901	0.811

The CI of the mean assumes sample means follow a t-distribution with N - 1 degrees of freedom.