Table 2. Associations between caregiver and care recipient factors and caregiving appraisals.

Factor	Mastery	Satisfaction	Burden	Environmental impact
		Mean (SD)
CG gender	446*	384.5**	382.5**	614
Male	3.86 (0.99)	3.96(1.07)	2.02(0.87)	2.11 (0.84)
Female	4.29(0.76)	4.60(0.65)	2.68(1.01)	2.12 (1.07)
CG age group (years)	489	330*	378	488
19-24	3.94(1.12)	3.84(1.05)	2.00(0.86)	2.08(1.02)
25-59	4.07(0.85)	4.36(0.91)	2.39(1.01)	2.12(0.91)
CG marital status	626	565.5	512	591.5
Married	4.14(0.76)	4.36(0.90)	2.43(0.97)	2.18(0.92)
Single	3.91(1.09)	4.06(1.03)	2.13(0.99)	2.02(0.96)
CG employment status	555.5	636.5	437.5*	609.5
Employed	4.09(0.94)	4.18(1.05)	2.50(1.04)	2.09(0.77)
Unemployed	3.95(0.91)	4.29(0.83)	1.98(0.81)	2.15(1.15)
CG education	13.10	2.07	2.54	3.04
None	4.31(0.76)	4.44(0.70)	2.53(1.12)	1.90(0.89
Primary/secondary	4.21(0.86)	4.16(1.06)	2.34(1.03)	2.29(0.99)
Tertiary	3.51(0.99)	4.02(1.12)	1.94(0.61)	2.19(0.91)
CG-care recipient relationship	1.66	3.94	2.47	0.06
Spouse	4.28(0.51)	4.58(0.75)	2.64(0.98)	2.28(1.29)
Offspring	4.00(1.02)	4.11(1.02)	2.23(1.02)	2.07(0.85)
Sibling	3.77(0.74)	4.15(0.64)	2.02(0.30)	2.12(0.74)
Post-stroke duration (months)	520	530.5	448	545.5
3-6	3.87(1.15)	4.12(1.07)	2.14(1.10)	2.11(1.04)
≥6	4.11(0.81)	4.27(0.93)	2.36(0.93)	2.11(0.90)
Level of disability (MRS)	554	518.5	564	613.5
Dependent	3.96(0.95)	4.34(0.94)	2.37(0.98)	2.05(0.82)
Independent	4.16(0.88)	4.06(1.00)	2.18(0.99)	2.20(1.09)

Values in bold represent the statistic: Kruskal-Wallis for caregiver education and caregiver-care recipient relationship and Mann-Whitney U for other factors. ^*statistically significant at P<0.05; ^**statistically significant at P<0.01. CG: Caregiver. MRS: Modified Rankin Scale