Table 3.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the caregivers (n = 96)
| Caregivers of patient groups | PD-N (n = 51) |
PD-MCI (n = 30) |
PDD (n = 15) |
Analysis | Significant post-hoc differences (N-K or T2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 65.53 ± 9.68 | 62.33 ± 13.61 | 66.87 ± 11.34 | F2,93 = 1.07, p = .35 | |
| Female/Male | 33/18 | 21/9 | 12/3 | X 2 = 0.74, p = .36 | |
| Years Education | 12.41 ± 2.36 | 12.33 ± 2.45 | 11.60 ± 1.88 | F2,93 = 0.73, p = .49 | |
| Spouse/Othera | 47/4 | 24/6 | 12/3 | X 2 = 3.02, p = .22 | |
| Lives separately | 3 | 6 | 5 | X 2 = 8.04, p = .98 | |
| Hours/week caregiving | 5.40 ± 14.30 | 16.47 ± 27.06 | 25.01 ± 27.23 | F2,93 = 10.17, p < .001 | PD-MCI v PDD, p < .05 PD-N v PDD, p < .001 |
| Zarit Burden Interview | 13.39 ± 12.22 | 22.00 ± 10.86 | 29.33 ± 9.59 | F2,93 = 13.89, p < .001 | PD-N v PD-MCI, p < .01 PD-N v PDD, p < .001 PD-MCI v PDD, p < .05 |
| Coping Strategies | |||||
| Problem-Focused | 1.88 ± .67 | 2.20 ± .62 | 2.35 ± .65 | F2,93 = 4.09, p < .05 | PD-N v PDD, p < .05 |
| Emotion-Focused | 1.93 ± .55 | 2.24 ± .64 | 2.27 ± .47 | F2,93 = 3.61, p < .05 | |
| Dysfunctional | 1.28 ± .40 | 1.43 ± .38 | 1.55 ± .37 | F2,93 = 3.32, p < .05 | PD-N v PDD, p < .05 |
| GDS | 1.21 ± 1.94 | 0.73 ± 1.41 | 0.40 ± .83 | F2,93 = 1.59, p = .21 | |
| GAI | 2.47 ± 3.85 | 2.47 ± 3.81 | 0.80 ± 1.61 | F2,93 = 1.52, p = .22 | |
| Positive Aspects of Caregiving | 27.12 ± 8.85 | 27.316 ± 9.20 | 24.87 ± 9.36 | F2,93 = 0.40, p = .67 |
Values reported as mean ± standard deviation
aDaughter, son, daughter-in-law, brother or friend