Table 2.
Characteristics of caregivers, survivors with matched caregiver data, and all survivor respondents
| Survivors with caregiver data N=369a n (%) |
Caregivers N=369 n (%) |
All survivor respondents N=765c n (%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (median: Q1, Q2) | 71 (62, 80) | 64 (54, 72) | 68 (59, 77)b |
| Sex (male) | 246 (67) | 94 (26) | 445 (58)b |
| Locationa | |||
| Major city | 208 (60) | 417 (62) | |
| Inner regional | 93 (27) | 173 (26) | |
| Outer regional | 47 (14) | 87 (13) | |
| Needs assistance with ADLs | 208 (57) | 280 (40)b | |
| Years since stroke (median: Q1, Q2) | 1 (1, 2) | 2 (2, 4) | |
| Years in caregiver role | 2 (2, 5) | ||
| Lives with survivor | 321 (88) | ||
| Previous caregiver experience | 52 (15) | ||
Notes:
a
n=21 (6%) had missing location data;
b
P<0.05 difference between survivors with and without caregiver data;
c
n=88 (12%) had missing location data.
Abbreviations: ADLs, activities of daily living; Q1, quartile 1; Q2, quartile 2.