Table 2.
Percentage of informal caregivers of patients with COPD with health-, professional-, and leisure/social-related problems
| Great dependence (population =48,154)* |
Severe dependence (population =41,307)* |
Moderate dependence (population =57,211)* |
Nondependent (population =74,220)* |
Total** | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health-related problems | |||||
| Global | 62.1 | 43.3 | 30.8 | 19.6 | 35.4 |
| Treatment | 34.9 | 18.7 | 15.7 | 8.7 | 17.6 |
| Feels tired | 78.4 | 62.1 | 47.9 | 31.8 | 50.8 |
| Feels depressed | 51.9 | 37.5 | 29.6 | 17.6 | 31.2 |
| Other health-related problems | 12.0 | 8.2 | 6.9 | 8.5 | 8.7 |
| Leisure/social-related problems | |||||
| Global | 27.3 | 21.1 | 25.7 | 25.7 | 82.9 |
| Decreased leisure time | 82.9 | 71.2 | 57.4 | 40.56 | 59.5 |
| Decreased holiday time | 66.2 | 57.5 | 46.6 | 25.8 | 45.5 |
| Conflict with partner | 12.4 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 6.8 |
| Time with friends | 65.1 | 52.7 | 35.5 | 20.9 | 40.0 |
| Time with family | 2.7 | 3.4 | 6.9 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
| Self-care time | 58.4 | 35.1 | 26.8 | 17.2 | 31.7 |
| Professional-related problems*** | |||||
| Global | 30.6 | 20.5 | 24.4 | 24.3 | 37.3 |
| Abandon job | 18.2 | 13.7 | 9.7 | 7.4 | 11.5 |
| Cannot work out of home | 35.2 | 27.0 | 21.6 | 13.5 | 22.7 |
| Decreased working time | 12.0 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 5.8 | 7.7 |
| Deterioration of working life | 15.5 | 9.4 | 11.5 | 6.9 | 10.3 |
| Having problems with work schedule | 17.8 | 12.0 | 8.7 | 5.3 | 10.1 |
| Economic problems | 28.2 | 24.0 | 18.8 | 11.6 | 19.3 |
Notes: Authors’ extract based on data from the EDAD 2008 survey.13
*
Estimated population using elevation factors provided by EDAD-2008.
**
Figures estimated taking into account the total number of informal caregivers.
***
Only informal caregivers younger than 65 years old.
Abbreviation: EDAD, Encuesta sobre Discapacidad, Autonomía personal y Situaciones de Dependencia (Survey on Disabilities, Personal Autonomy, and Dependency Situations).