TABLE 2.
Characteristics of Trajectory Classes of Total Caregiving Time
| Variables are for Wife Unless Noted | n | Low Increasing Total CG Time N = 828 |
n | Moderate Increasing Total CG Time N = 444 |
n | Decreasing Total CG Time N = 195 |
P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caregiver characteristics | |||||||
| Age | 828 | 69.6 (7.4) | 444 | 70.2 (7.0) | 195 | 70.0 (7.00) | 0.51 |
| Race (% white) | 828 | 84.5 | 444 | 82.2 | 195 | 78.0 | 0.08 |
| Marital status (% 25 y and longer) | 828 | 84.2 | 444 | 83.8 | 195 | 85.6 | 0.84 |
| Education (average years of education completed) | 828 | 12.1 (2.7) | 444 | 12.0 (2.6) | 195 | 12.0 (2.7) | 0.78 |
| Ordered annual income groups (%) | 828 | 444 | 195 | 0.03 | |||
| $0–$4000 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.0 | ||||
| $4001–$9000 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 9.7 | ||||
| $9001–$18,000 | 33.9 | 35.1 | 36.9 | ||||
| $18,001–$30,000 | 34.3 | 35.4 | 36.4 | ||||
| $30,001–$40,000 | 12.8 | 14.4 | 7.7 | ||||
| $40,001–$50,000 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 2.1 | ||||
| $50,001–$60,000 | 5.6 | 2.9 | 5.6 | ||||
| >$60,000 | 0.36 | 0.45 | 0.51 | ||||
| Duration of care (y) | 828 | 4.2 (4.2) | 444 | 4.8 (5.5) | 195 | 5.2(6.4) | 0.11 |
| Caregiver Instrumental Support Scale (range: 0–42) | |||||||
| Wave 1 | 826 | 30.8 (7.6) | 442 | 29.2 (7.8) | 194 | 29.3 (7.9) | <0.001 |
| Wave 4 | 218 | 30.6 (7.7) | 127 | 29.9 (7.8) | 52 | 30.8 (9.2) | 0.56 |
| No. brothers or sisters within 1 h | |||||||
| Wave 1 | 825 | 1.0 (1.6) | 443 | 1.0 (1.5) | 191 | 1.1 (2.0) | 0.86 |
| Wave 4 | 218 | 1.1 (1.5) | 127 | 1.0 (1.5) | 51 | 1.4 (1.6) | 0.09 |
| No. children within 1 h | |||||||
| Wave 1 | 825 | 1.6 (1.6) | 442 | 1.6 (1.6) | 191 | 1.4 (1.6) | 0.09 |
| Wave 4 | 218 | 1.6 (1.5) | 127 | 1.8 (1.6) | 52 | 1.3 (1.3) | 0.12 |
| Person that you can depend on (not family) within 1 h | |||||||
| Wave 1 | 818 | 3.1 (9.3) | 439 | 3.4 (5.9) | 190 | 3.3 (8.2) | 0.08 |
| Wave 4 | 217 | 3.2 (7.1) | 127 | 2.6 (2.5) | 52 | 3.7 (5.2) | 0.64 |
| Caregiver social network size* | |||||||
| Wave 1 | 809 | 5.3 (3.6) | 433 | 5.5 (3.8) | 186 | 5.2 (4.1) | 0.22 |
| Wave 4 | 217 | 5.4 (3.5) | 126 | 5.4 (3.8) | 51 | 5.7 (4.0) | 0.98 |
| Caregiver social interaction score† | |||||||
| Wave 1 | 807 | 7.3 (3.4) | 433 | 7.6 (3.2) | 189 | 7.8 (3.6) | 0.24 |
| Wave 4 | 216 | 7.6 (3.6) | 123 | 7.7 (3.4) | 51 | 7.3 (4.0) | 0.82 |
| Caregiver CESD baseline‡ (range: 0–20) | 819 | 6.3 (4.7) | 438 | 6.7 (4.2) | 190 | 6.9 (5.2) | 0.30 |
| Caregiver service use (% yes)§ | 807 | 50.7 | 433 | 52.9 | 193 | 58.6 | 0.14 |
| Life satisfaction|| | 824 | 2.0 (0.6) | 441 | 2.0 (0.6) | 194 | 1.9 (0.6) | 0.48 |
| Caregiver comorbidities (range: 0–100) | 822 | 6.6 (4.4) | 442 | 29.2 (7.8) | 195 | 7.2 (4.7) | 0.26 |
| Husband ADL count (range: 0–7) | |||||||
| Wave 1 | 828 | 2.6 (2.3) | 444 | 2.8 (2.6) | 195 | 3.8 (3.0) | <0.001 |
| Wave 4 | 217 | 3.1 (2.7) | 126 | 3.8 (2.7) | 52 | 3.9 (2.7) | 0.04 |
| Husband IADL count (range: 0–7) | |||||||
| Wave 1 | 828 | 6.5 (1.2) | 444 | 6.6 (1.0) | 195 | 6.7 (1.1) | 0.01 |
| Wave 4 | 217 | 6.4 (1.3) | 126 | 6.7 (0.8) | 52 | 6.7 (0.9) | 0.29 |
| Follow-up status at the end of the study | 828 | 444 | 195 | ||||
| Continuing caregiver | 44.7 | 49.6 | 45.1 | 0.46 | |||
| Care recipient died | 21.4 | 21.9 | 25.1 | ||||
| Nursing home | 29.4 | 25.2 | 26.2 | ||||
| Other | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.6 | ||||
*
Sum of the number of children, parents, grandparents, siblings, and others that can be depended on who live within 1 h of the home.
†
Higher score is indicative of more interaction. Range: 0–16.
‡
Higher score is indicative of more depressive symptoms. Range: 0–20.
§
Do you hire people to do things your loved one used to, but is no longer able to do?
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1—not satisfying; 2—fairly satisfying; and 3—very satisfying.