TABLE 2.
Caregiving Elements and Characteristics of Primary Care Recipients: Gazel Cohort Study, France, 2008
| Regular Caregiver Level of Burden |
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| 1st Quartile(n = 729) | 2nd Quartile(n = 718) | 3rd Quartile(n = 740) | 4th Quartile(n = 714) | P | |
| Caregiving element | |||||
| No. of care recipients, %a | <.001 | ||||
| 1 | 82.4 | 73.4 | 74.2 | 76.6 | |
| 2 | 14.7 | 21.6 | 22.2 | 18.9 | |
| ≥3 | 2.9 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 4.5 | |
| No. of care tasks provided, mean (SD)b | 3.3 (1.3) | 3.7 (1.3) | 4.0 (1.2) | 4.4 (1.3) | <.001 |
| No other informal caregiver, % | 18.2 | 17.1 | 28.0 | 37.9 | <.001 |
| Care recipient characteristic | |||||
| Age, y, mean (SD) | 85.9 (6.9) | 86.5 (6.3) | 86.4 (6.6) | 86.2 (7.7) | .48 |
| Women, % | 82.3 | 80.6 | 80.1 | 79.2 | .53 |
| Relationship with caregiver, % | <.001 | ||||
| Family relativec | 70.2 | 77.0 | 81.9 | 83.4 | |
| Spouse | 2.9 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 7.0 | |
| Other | 26.9 | 22.1 | 15.4 | 9.6 | |
| Place of residence, % | <.001 | ||||
| Own home | 75.5 | 67.7 | 64.1 | 54.3 | |
| Residing with the caregiver | 3.5 | 2.7 | 5.9 | 14.1 | |
| Retirement home | 16.6 | 23.6 | 25.6 | 26.1 | |
| Other | 4.3 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 5.5 | |
| Type of disability, % | <.001 | ||||
| Mental | 6.2 | 8.5 | 13.5 | 16.5 | |
| Physical | 82.5 | 74.7 | 63.4 | 48.8 | |
| Mental and physical | 11.2 | 16.8 | 23.1 | 34.8 | |
| Behavioral disorder, % | 3.1 | 7.6 | 11.2 | 25.4 | <.001 |
Note. Percentages may not total 100 because of rounding. Burden levels were assessed with the Zarit Burden Interview; higher global score quartiles represent increased burden. Sample size was n = 2901.
a
Including the primary care recipient.
b
Care tasks were as follows: presence and support, assistance with basic activities, assistance with household activities, assistance with finances and paperwork, assistance with respect to supervision, and assistance with respect to in-home help.
c
Parent, grandparent, or parent-in-law of the caregiver.