Table 2.

Psychological and Physical Health, and the Experience of Caregiving

Scale	Total Group (n = 54)	African Americans and Hispanics (n = 19, 35%)	Whites (n = 35, 65%)	P value
CES-Da	14.43 (10.19)	13.00 (0.95)	14.77 (9.52)	.55
Hopeful	2.15 (0.94)	1.68 (0.82)	2.38 (0.87)	.01
Happy	2.33 (0.94)	1.95 (0.91)	2.50 (0.88)	.04
Sad	3.08 (0.88)	3.42 (0.84)	2.91 (0.86)	.04
SF-12 Physicalb	54.55 (8.25)	52.84 (8.64)	55.53 (8.08)	.28
SF-12 Mentalb	44.27 (1.90)	45.67 (14.27)	43.81 (10.30)	.60
Downhearted and blue	4.28 (1.23)	4.79 (1.27)	4.06 (1.09)	.03
Caregiver reactionsa	2.54 (0.46)	2.64 (0.55)	2.45 (0.37)	.17
Lack of family support	1.79 (0.77)	2.06 (0.95)	1.61 (0.60)	.04
Impact on finances	2.22 (0.93)	2.56 (0.90)	2.02 (0.91)	.04
Caregiver demandsa	1.59 (0.78)	1.47 (0.83)	1.61 (0.74)	.62
Work	1.89 (1.64)	3.33 (1.63)	1.17 (1.11)	.004
Mutualityb	4.05 (0.62)	4.34 (0.48)	4.03 (0.53)	.12
Try to see lighter side	3.92 (1.06)	4.58 (0.61)	3.59 (1.07)	.0006
Interpersonal sensitivityb	3.35 (0.74)	3.52 (0.75)	3.31 (0.65)	.18

Abbreviation: CES-D, Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression scale.

Values are presented as mean (SD).

^aHigher scores reflect more distress.

^bHigher scores reflect better performance.