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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Appl Gerontol. 2013 Sep 9;34(6):734–760. doi: 10.1177/0733464813496464

Table 3.

The Frequency Distribution of the Level of Care Burden Reported by the Study Participants

Care Burden n (%)
Level of Care (n=40)
 1 (Least intense) 4 (10.0)
 2 2 (5.0)
 3 5 (12.5)
 4 18 (45.0)
 5 (Most intense) 11 (27.5)

Emotional Stress (n=45)
 1 (No stress) 4 (8.9)
 2 7 (15.6)
 3 8 (17.8)
 4 12 (26.7)
 5 (Very high stress) 14 (31.1)
Physical Strain (n=45)
 1 (No strain) 10 (22.2)
 2 8 (17.8)
 3 10 (22.2)
 4 7 (15.6)
 5 (Very high strain) 10 (22.2)