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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Patient. 2013 Dec;6(4):10.1007/s40271-013-0030-3. doi: 10.1007/s40271-013-0030-3

Table 5.

Domains affected by spillover, by respondent caregiver status (n=41a)

graphic file with name nihms527251t3.jpg Primary
caregivers
(n= 24)
Non-
caregivers
(n= 17)
SOMATIC HEALTH GENERAL PHYSICAL HEALTH
  physical pain
  sleep disturbance
  fatigue
  loss of appetite
PSYCHOLOGICAL
HEALTH
GENERAL MENTAL HEALTH
GENERAL EMOTIONAL HEALTH
  stress/anxiety
  worry/fear
  helpless/lost
  sadness/depression
  frustration/impatience
  resentment
NON-HEALTH GENERAL DAILY ACTIVITIES
  caretaking
  work/job
  finances
  social activities
  church attendance
  confined to home
  loss of old activities with ill person
  sexual intimacy
  decreased attention to self-care
  heightened attention to self-care
SCOPE/DURATION
OF SPILLOVER
  other family members affected
  spillover decreased over time
a

only adults included in caregiver/non-caregiver comparison