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