Table 3.
The Relationship between Caregiver Demographic Variables and Caregiver Burden
| Variable | Caregiver Burden | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little | Mild | Moderate | Severe | P.value | |
| Age (years) | 34.45 ± 6.74 | 39.75 ± 7.94 | 43.37 ± 9.07 | 46.37 ± 6.93 | r=0.267 P=0.000 |
| Gender Female Male |
10 (6%) 7 (11.9%) |
41 (24.7%) 12 (20.3%) |
70 (42.2%) 24 (40.7%) |
45 (27.1%) 16 (27.1%) |
r=0.298 P=0.000 |
|
Education
Illiterate Primary school Secondary school University or higher |
3 (8.1%) 3 (6.8%) 8 (7.8%) 3 (7.1%) |
8 (21.6%) 9 (20.5%) 28 (27.5%) 8 (19.04%) |
17 (45.9%) 20 (45.5%) 40 (39.2%) 17 (40.5%) |
9 (24.3%) 12 (27.3%) 26 (25.5%) 14 (33.3%) |
r=0.034 P=0.011 |
|
Marital Status
Married Single Separate Divorce Widowed |
11 (6.9%) 4 (10.3%) 0 (0.00%) 1 (11.1%) 1(9.1%) |
42 (26.4%) 4 (10.3%) 2 (28.6%) 4 (44.5%) 1(9.1%) |
63 (39.6%) 19 (48.7%) 3 (42.9%) 3 (33.3%) 6(54.5%) |
43 (27.04%) 12 (30.8%) 2 (28.6%) 1 (11.1%) 3(27.3%) |
r=-0.101 P=0.06 |
|
Occupation
Housewife Skilled worker Unskilled worker Unemployed |
3 (5.4%) 8 (10.1%) 6 (8.7%) 0 (0.0%) |
9 (15.2%) 17 (21.5%) 19 (27.5%) 8 (44. 4%) |
30 (50.8%) 32 (40.5%) 25 (36.2%) 7 (38.9%) |
17 (28.8%) 22 (27.8%) 19 (25.5%) 3 (16.7%) |
r=0.107 P=0.08 |
|
Relation to care recipient Spouses Parents Daughter and son Brother and sister |
3 (7.7%) 11 (9.7%) 2 (3.8%) 1 (5%) |
12 (30.8%) 31 (27.4%) 6 (11.3%) 4 (20%) |
16 (41.02%) 50 (44.2%) 20(37.7%) 8 (40%) |
8 (20.5%) 21 (18.6%) 25(47.2%) 7 (35%) |
r=0.118 P=0.000 |
| Caregiving duration | 4. 6 ± 2.47 | 4.98 ± 2.15 | 5.72 ± 2.68 | 6.42 ± 3.08 | r=0.870 P=0.000 |
| Duration of illness/years | 3.83 ± 1.14 | 3.89 ± 1.35 | 5.32 ± 2.47 | 6.82 ± 2.47 | r=0.403 P=0.000 |