Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the groups.
| Informal caregivers (n = 201) | Control group(n = 187) | Test-valuea | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, M ± SD | 60.8 ± 12.03 | 58.6 ± 13.4 | 1.67 | .095 | |
| Sex, n, %male | 43, 21% | 55, 29% | 3.30 | .069 | |
| Level of educationb | n, %low | 30, 15% | 31, 16% | 0.29 | .860 |
| n, %middle | 72, 36% | 63, 34% | |||
| n, %high | 99, 49% | 93, 50% | |||
| Relationship with care receiver | n, %spouse | 82, 41% | – | – | – |
| n, %child | 90, 45% | ||||
| n, %other | 28, 14% | ||||
| Cohabiting with care receiver, n, %yes | 78, 40% | – | – | – | |
| Hours spent on care a week, M ± SD | 56.0 ± 63.1 | – | – | – | |
| Years since dementia diagnosis person with dementia, M ± SD | 3.1 ± 2.5 | – | – | – | |
Note. atest value: for continuous variables, t-values, for categorical variables X2 values; blevel of education according to Verhage (recoded into low, medium and high) (Verhage, 1964).