Table 3.

Between-group comparisons on themes from qualitative interview.

Theme	Mid-Life	Non-mid-life	χ2	P-value
Energy	13/28 (46.4%)	34/60 (56.7%)	0.80	0.37
Medical comorbidities	16/28 (57.1%)	41/60 (68.3%)	1.05	0.30
Pain	5/28 (17.8%)	14/60 (23.3%)	0.34	0.56
Arthritis	1/28 (3.6%)	8/60 (13.3%)	1.98	0.15
Occupational stress	17/28 (60.7%)	5/60 (8.3%)	27.94	0.001*
Caregiving	12/28 (42.8%)	8/60 (13.3%)	9.47	0.02*
Financial stress	9/28 (32.1%)	5/60 (8.3%)	8.09	0.004*
Time burden	22/28 (78.6%)	10/60 (16.7%)	31.61	0.001*
Theme	Mid-Life	Non-mid-life (excluding age < 50)	χ2	P-value
Energy	13/28 (46.4%)	30/52 (57.7%)	0.93	0.33
Medical comorbidities	16/28 (57.1%)	38/52 (73.1%)	2.10	0.15
Pain	5/28 (17.8%)	13/52 (25.0%)	0.53	0.47
Arthritis	1/28 (3.6%)	8/52 (15.4%)	2.54	0.11
Occupational stress	17/28 (60.7%)	2/52 (3.8%)	32.50	0.001*
Caregiving	12/28 (42.8%)	6/52 (11.5%)	10.24	0.001*
Financial stress	9/28 (32.1%)	3/52 (5.8%)	9.93	0.002*
Time burden	22/28 (78.6%)	8/52 (15.4%)	31.00	0.001*

^*p-value < .05