Table 3.
Percentage of informal caregivers (of patients with COPD, stroke, myocardial infarction, mental illness, and cancer) with health-, professional-, and leisure/social-related problems
| COPD (population =461,884)* |
Stroke (population =329,544)* |
Acute myocardial infarction (population =428,028)* |
Mental illness (population =984,200)* |
Cancer (population =197,727)* |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health-related problems | |||||
| Deterioration of health | 35.4 | 45.9 | 35.5 | 36.4 | 33.6 |
| Treatment | 17.6 | 21.4 | 17.3 | 19.8 | 18.3 |
| Feel tired | 50.8 | 60.2 | 52.2 | 51.3 | 49.0 |
| Feel depressed | 31.2 | 38.2 | 29.7 | 37.0 | 34.0 |
| Other health-related problems | 8.7 | 9.7 | 8.9 | 10.1 | 7.9 |
| Leisure/social-related problems | |||||
| Decreased leisure time | 59.5 | 70.1 | 61.0 | 60.5 | 58.9 |
| Decreased holiday time | 45.5 | 54.8 | 48.5 | 47.1 | 44.6 |
| Conflict with partner | 6.8 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 8.5 | 4.6 |
| Time with friends | 40.0 | 51.0 | 41.2 | 40.2 | 38.1 |
| Time with family | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| Self-care time | 31.7 | 38.7 | 30.6 | 31.0 | 27.9 |
| Professional-related problems** | |||||
| Abandon job | 11.5 | 15.2 | 11.8 | 13.0 | 11.4 |
| Cannot work out of home | 22.7 | 28.1 | 23.3 | 22.8 | 18.5 |
| Decreased working time | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 8.3 | 8.9 |
| Deterioration of working life | 10.3 | 11.9 | 9.0 | 12.0 | 9.8 |
| Fulfill schedule | 10.1 | 10.0 | 8.1 | 10.0 | 9.8 |
| Economic problems | 19.3 | 21.4 | 17.6 | 21.4 | 16.1 |
Notes: Authors’ extract based on data from the EDAD 2008 survey.13
*
Estimated population using elevation factors provided by EDAD-2008.
**
Only informal caregivers younger than 65 years old.
Abbreviations: COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; EDAD, Encuesta sobre Discapacidad, Autonomía personal y Situaciones de Dependencia (Survey on Disabilities, Personal Autonomy, and Dependency Situations).