Table 2.
χ2 Analyses: Demographic and caregiving-related variables and emotional stress.
| Variable | N | n (%) Elevated Stress | χ2(df) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caregiving choice* | 5.17 (1) | .23 | ||
| No | 32 | 27 (84.4%) | ||
| Yes | 71 | 44 (62%) | ||
| Duration of care | 1.83 (3) | .608 | ||
| Occasionally or less than 6-months | 37 | 27 (73%) | ||
| 6-months to 1 year | 24 | 18 (75%) | ||
| 1-4 years | 30 | 20 (66.7%) | ||
| 5 or more years | 11 | 6 (54.5%) | ||
| Objective Burden** | 10.86 (1) | .001 | ||
| Moderate/High (levels 3-5) | 67 | 54 (80.6%) | ||
| Low (levels 1-2 | 33 | 16 (48.5%) | ||
| Type of Care Index** | 17.53 (3) | .001 | ||
| 1 IADL/0 ADL | 4 | 1 (25%) | ||
| 1+ IADL/0 ADL | 26 | 11 (42.3%) | ||
| 1 ADL (with or without IADL) | 13 | 10 (76.9%) | ||
| 2+ ADL (with or without IADL) | 61 | 50 (82%) | ||
| Hours of Care Index** | 16.68 (3) | .001 | ||
| 0-8 | 34 | 15 (44.1%) | ||
| 9-20 | 27 | 23 (85.2%) | ||
| 21-40 | 19 | 15 (78.9%) | ||
| 41 or more | 20 | 17 (85%) | ||
| Care Recipient AD* | 5.98 (1) | .030 | ||
| Yes | 5 | 1 (20%) | ||
| No | 99 | 71 (71.7%) | ||
| Caregiver gender | .74 (1) | .390 | ||
| Female | 68 | 49 (72.1%) | ||
| Male | 36 | 23 (63.9%) | ||
| Caregiver age | 2.31 (3) | .510 | ||
| 18-34 | 26 | 16 (61.5%) | ||
| 35-49 | 40 | 29 (72.5%) | ||
| 50-64 | 29 | 22 (75.9%) | ||
| 65 or older | 9 | 5 (55.6%) | ||
| Caregiver race/ethnicity | 2.94 (3) | .402 | ||
| White | 52 | 39 (75%) | ||
| Black | 11 | 8 (72.7%) | ||
| Hispanic | 21 | 13 (61.9%) | ||
| Asian | 18 | 10 (55.6%) | ||
| Income | 1.85 (3) | .604 | ||
| < $30,000 | 27 | 19 (70.4%) | ||
| $30,000-$49,000 | 24 | 15 (62.5%) | ||
| $50,000-$99,000 | 29 | 23 (79.3%) | ||
| $100,000 or more | 16 | 11 (68.8%) | ||
| Caregiver education | .49 (2) | .781 | ||
| High school or less | 26 | 19 (73.1%) | ||
| Some college or technical college | 28 | 18 (64.3%) | ||
| College degree or higher | 49 | 34 (47.9%) | ||
| Caregiver health | 3.29 (2) | .193 | ||
| Excellent | 24 | 13 (54.2%) | ||
| Very good or good | 60 | 43 (71.7%) | ||
| Fair or poor | 18 | 14 (77.8%) | ||
| Primary caregiver status | .069 (1) | .793 | ||
| Primary | 48 | 33 (68.8%) | ||
| Secondary | 52 | 37 (71.2%) | ||
| Distance to care recipient | 2.91 (2) | .234 | ||
| In-home | 27 | 21 (77.8%) | ||
| Less than one hour away | 52 | 32 (61.5%) | ||
| One hour or more away | 25 | 19 (76%) | ||
| Care recipient relationship to caregiver | 5.66 (5) | .341 | ||
| Spouse/companion | 9 | 7 (77.8%) | ||
| Parent/grandparent (or in-law) | 57 | 40 (70.2%) | ||
| Sibling (or in-law) | 11 | 9 (81.8%) | ||
| Offspring | 1 | 1 (100%) | ||
| Other relative | 7 | 6 (85.7% | ||
| Non-relative | 18 | 9 (50%) | ||
*
p < .05
**
p < .01