Table 1. Comparison of mean scores for burden of care by carers’ and elderly relatives’ characteristics using non-parametric testing (n = 64).
| Burden of care (ZBI score) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | s.d. | P | ||
| Carer’s characteristics | ||||
| Gender | Male | 3.44 | 3.59 | 0.863 |
| Female | 6.94 | 11.70 | ||
| Relationship to elderly person | Immediate family | 8.42 | 12.98 | 0.106 |
| Not immediate family | 3.04 | 3.95 | ||
| Current marital status | Not married | 9.05 | 14.28 | 0.140 |
| Married | 4.50 | 7.30 | ||
| Current work status | Unemployed | 8.57 | 13.41 | 0.759 |
| Employed | 3.03 | 2.45 | ||
| Co-residency with elderly | No | 3.16 | 3.34 | 0.422 |
| Yes | 8.97 | 13.78 | ||
| Paid helper | No | 4.96 | 8.25 | 0.451 |
| Yes | 9.67 | 15.23 | ||
| Caring role | Organisational/partial | 2.98 | 3.12 | 0.205 |
| Hands on | 11.57 | 15.51 | ||
| Characteristics of elderly relatives | ||||
| Gender | Male | 8.73 | 10.75 | 0.142 |
| Female | 5.51 | 10.30 | ||
| Dementia | No | 3.47 | 5.02 | 0.015 |
| Yes | 12.21 | 16.06 | ||
| Depression | No | 2.98 | 5.24 | <0.001 |
| Yes | 18.15 | 15.84 | ||
ZBI, Zarit Burden Interview.