Table 2.
Physical and mental health variables by caregiver status.
| Non-caregivers | Non-live-in caregivers | Live-in caregivers | P* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
n (%) M (SE) |
CI 95% |
n (%) M (SE) |
CI 95% |
n (%) M (SE) |
CI 95% | ||
| Perceived limitation | 0.141 | ||||||
| No | 898 (57%) | 49%;64% | 146 (69%) | 49%;83% | 81 (41%) | 23%;61% | |
| Yes | 808 (43%) | 36%;51% | 64 (31%) | 17%;51% | 86 (59%) | 39%;77% | |
| Chronic diseases | 0.778 | ||||||
| < 2 | 677 (56%) | 47%;65% | 101 (51%) | 31%;70% | 58 (53%) | 33%;72% | |
| ≥ 2 | 1028 (44%) | 35%;53% | 109 (50%) | 30%;69% | 109 (47%) | 28%;67% | |
| N. of chronic diseases | 1.6 (0.14) | 1.4;1.9 | 1.7 (0.19) | 1.4;2.1 | 2.0 (0.28) | 1.5;2.6 | 0.390 |
| Depression Euro-D | 0.023 b, c | ||||||
| No | 1116 (78%) | 72%;84% | 156 (75%) | 55%;88% | 86 (36%) | 21%;56% | |
| Yes | 460 (22%) | 16%;28% | 50 (25%) | 12%;45% | 71 (64% a) | 44%;79% | |
|
Depression EuroD (Range:1–12) |
2.2 (0.18) | 1.8;2.5 | 2.7 (0.20) | 2.3;3.1 | 4.4 (0.60) | 3.2;5.6 | 0.002 b, c |
|
Perceived health (1: Excelent-5: Poor) |
3.3 (0.09) | 3.1;3.5 | 3.1 (0.20) | 2.7;3.5 | 3.6 (0.11) | 3.4;3.9 | 0.025 b, c |
| N. of different drugs /week | 1.9 (0.16) | 1.6;2.3 | 1.6 (0.19) | 1.3;1.9 | 2.7 (0.29) | 2.1;3.3 | 0.007 b, c |
| Loneliness UCLA LS3 | |||||||
| Not lonely | 1048 (64%) | 56%;72% | 157 (71%) | 48%;87% | 108 (53%) | 30%;74% | 0.578 |
| Lonely | 554 (36%) | 28%;44% | 52 (29%) | 13%;52% | 53 (47%) | 26%;67% | |
| Loneliness UCLA LS3 (Range: 3–9) | 3.8 (0.10) | 3.6;4.0 | 3.5 (0.19) | 3.1;3.9 | 4.2 (0.39) | 3.5;5.0 | 0.191 |
|
QoL CASP-12 (Range: 12–48) |
37.9 (0.52) | 36.8;38.9 | 38.5 (0.97) | 36.6;40.4 | 33.0 (1.25) | 30.5;35.5 | 0.001 b, c |
In bold, p < 0.05.
M (SE) mean (standard error), CI 95% Confidence Interval 95%.
*Chi square test (categorical variables) or adjusted Wald test (continuous variables).
aPairwise comparison statistically significant (p < 0.05) between non-caregivers and non-live-in caregivers.
bPairwise comparison statistically significant (p < 0.05) between non-live-in caregivers and live-in caregivers.
cPairwise comparison statistically significant (p < 0.05) between non-caregivers and live-in caregivers.