Table 2.
Clinical and Caregiving-Related Details among Informal Caregivers (n=226).
| Characteristics/variables Categories | n | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consequences due to caregiving | |||
| Physical disease | Yes | 41 | 18.1 |
| No | 185 | 81.9 | |
| Financial strain/pressure | Yes | 157 | 53.3 |
| No | 69 | 69.5 | |
| Psychological distress/Emotional strain | Yes | 131 | 58 |
| No | 95 | 42 | |
| Self-reported health status | Very good | 3 | 1.3 |
| Good | 185 | 81.9 | |
| Fair | 22 | 9.7 | |
| Poor | 16 | 7.1 | |
| Chronic disease conditions | |||
| Medical/comorbidities | Yes | 36 | 15.9 |
| No | 190 | 84.1 | |
| Surgical | Yes | 2 | 0.9 |
| No | 224 | 99.1 | |
| Psychological/psychiatric | No | 226 | 100 |
| Perceived social support (SS) | None | 9 | 4 |
| Poor | 35 | 15.5 | |
| Moderate | 73 | 32.3 | |
| Strong | 109 | 48.2 | |
| Perceived family/friend support (FSS) | I do not need any help | 8 | 3.5 |
| Receive no help | 50 | 22.1 | |
| Less help than needed | 111 | 49.1 | |
| Received what I need | 57 | 25.2 | |
| Has a person to look after | Yes | 198 | 87.6 |
| No | 28 | 12.4 | |
| Received government funds | Yes | 12 | 5.3 |
| No | 214 | 94.7 | |
| Has own place/home to stay | Yes | 216 | 95.6 |
| No | 10 | 4.4 | |
Frequency- n; Percentage-%