Table 4.
Percent Reporting Assistance with Obtaining and Paying for Medical Care in the Past Year by Type of Caregiver a
| Spouses/partners (n=65) | Parents living with adult (n=11) | Parents not living with adult (n=24) | Siblings/adult child/friends (n=15) | Sig. Diff b (p-value) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scheduling clinic visits | 3 | 36 | 4 | 0 | .002 |
| Going to clinic visits | 29 | 45 | 38 | 20 | .480 |
| Communicating with CF staff during clinic visits | 29 | 36 | 13 | 13 | .211 |
| Taking notes at clinic visits | 11 | 36 | 8 | 0 | .029 |
| Ordering or picking up prescriptions | 35 | 64 | 13 | 7 | .003 |
| Communicating with CF Center staff between visits | 2 | 9 | 10 | 0 | .228 |
| Communicating with home health agencies | 6 | 18 | 8 | 0 | .334 |
| Completing insurance forms | 6 | 55 | 8 | 0 | .0001 |
| Communicating with insurance companies | 8 | 60 | 10 | 0 | .0001 |
| Communicating with hospital billing offices | 6 | 55 | 0 | 0 | .0001 |
a
Percent responding ‘frequently’, ‘almost always’, or ‘always’ vs. ‘not at all’, ‘rarely’, or ‘occasionally’.
b
The p-values reported are from chi-square tests of independence used to assess the association between each type of assistance and type of caregiver.