Table 1.
Characteristics of patients with COPD and disabilities and those of their informal caregivers
| People with COPD (population =461,884)* |
People with COPD who received informal care (population =220,892)* |
Primary informal caregivers (**) (population =220,892)* |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD) | 69.4 (17.1) | 72.0 (18.9) | 56.5 (14.9) |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 42.5 | 41.8 | 23.9 |
| Female | 57.5 | 58.2 | 76.1 |
| Marital status | |||
| Married | 66.8 | 48.7 | 69.3 |
| Single | 19.6 | 13.1 | 18.2 |
| Widowed | 7.8 | 35.9 | 6.2 |
| Separated/divorced | 5.8 | 2.3 | 6.3 |
| Educational level | |||
| Illiterate or primary school incomplete | 44.9 | 59.1 | 29.2 |
| Primary or equivalent | 29.3 | 27.4 | 33.9 |
| Secondary school/middle level professional | 20.3 | 11.3 | 30.1 |
| University degree or equivalent | 5.5 | 2.2 | 6.8 |
| Level of dependence | – | ||
| Nondependent | 64.4 | 33.6 | – |
| Moderate dependence | 14.5 | 25.9 | – |
| Severe dependence | 10.1 | 18.7 | – |
| Great dependence | 11.0 | 21.8 | – |
| Average hours of caregiving provided per day, mean (SD) | |||
| Nondependent | 6.7 (8.1)*** | ||
| Moderate dependence | 8.8 (11.7)*** | ||
| Severe dependence | 11.8 (15.5)*** | ||
| Great dependence | 12.7 (17.0)*** | ||
Notes: Authors’ extract based on data from the EDAD 2008 survey.13 Data are expressed in percentages unless otherwise specified.
*
Data extrapolated to entire population with COPD.
**
Caregivers providing at least 1 hour of care per day.
***
Daily hours without restriction.
Abbreviations: EDAD, Encuesta sobre Discapacidad, Autonomía personal y Situaciones de Dependencia (Survey on Disabilities, Personal Autonomy, and Dependency Situations); SD, standard deviation.