Table 4.

Comparison of caregiver subgroups against presence of depression, less than average satisfaction with life and caregiver strain index (CSI) scores

Caregiver subgroup	Depression (n-30)vs.no depression (n-50)	Less than average SWLS (n-37) vs. others (n-43)	Comparison of CSI scores between subgroups
	Chi square value (df – 1)		Mean difference	95% confidence interval
Male vs. female	0.48	0.55	−0.92	−3.51 to 1.67
Level of education (Primary or no education vs. others)	0.94	7.81*	1.14	−2.47 to 4.75
Presence of a chronic medical problems	0.97	0.16	−1.62	−4.18 to 0.95
Smokers vs. non smokers	0.11	0.83	1.23	−2.37 to 4.84
Alcohol users vs. non users	0.17	0.51	−1.58	−4.66 to 1.49
Patient’s illness (schizophrenia vs. bipolar affective disorder)	5.0	6.36	1.37	−2.59 to 5.33
Duration of caregiver role (above sample average vs. below sample average)	0.18	0.08	0.841	−1.84 to 3.52
Symptoms of patient (active vs. remission)	2.37	0.27	2.44	−1.83 to 6.73
Relationship to patient (family member vs. other)	0.3	1.5	−0.98	−4.47 to 2.52
Time spent with patient per week (above sample average vs. below sample average )	9.37**	7.33**	4.6***	6.97 to 2.24
Being in debt	2.43	4.92*	5.8***	3.05 to 8.54
Employed vs. unemployed	0.01	0.13	0.24	−2.4 to 2.88
Having other dependents	0.01	0.25	−0.14	−2.73 to 2.44
Interruption to work	6.82*	1.37	4.25**	1.24 to 7.26
Subject to assault by patient	10.37**	3.65	4.56***	2.1 to 7.02
Having disputes with spouse	4.06	2.01	1.26	−1.54 to 4.07
Having disputes with children	5.67*	1.42	2.42	−0.25 to 5.1
Having disputes with other relations	7.52*	4.67*	3.61**	0.88 to 6.35
Having disputes with neighbours	1.13	0.08	1.32	−4.71 to 2.06
Self admission of needing professional help	21.13***	12.47***	5.11***	2.78 to 7.45

* p< 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001.