Table 8.
Descriptive statistics and response frequencies for COPE index subscale measuring social support.
| COPE index subscale for social support | N | Mean | Lower 95%CI | Upper 95%CI | SD | Variance | Never (1) | Sometimes (2) | Often (3) | Always (4) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |||||||
| 1. Do you feel well supported by friends or neighbors? | 382 | 2.13 | 2.03 | 2.24 | 1.043 | 1.087 | 135 | 35.3 | 111 | 29.1 | 86 | 22.5 | 50 | 13.1 |
| 2. Do you feel supported by your family? | 381 | 3.32 | 3.24 | 3.41 | 0.860 | 0.740 | 17 | 4.5 | 48 | 12.6 | 111 | 29.1 | 205 | 53.8 |
| 3. Do you feel well supported by health and social services? | 382 | 2.13 | 2.04 | 2.22 | 0.904 | 0.817 | 101 | 26.4 | 163 | 42.7 | 85 | 22.3 | 33 | 8.6 |
| 4. Overall, do you feel well supported in your role of caregiver? | 386 | 2.77 | 2.68 | 2.86 | 0.871 | 0.758 | 28 | 7.3 | 116 | 30.1 | 158 | 40.9 | 84 | 21.8 |