Table 4.
Type of support received by male and female caregivers.
| Type of Support | Male Egos | Female Egos | All Egos | p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 625 Alters | n = 625 Alters | n = 1250 Alters | |||
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||
| Emotional support | No | 249 (39.8) | 238 (38.1) | 487 (39.0) | p = 0.012 |
| Yes, for caregiving-related matters | 31 (5.0) | 57 (9.1) | 88 (7.0) | ||
| Yes, for non-caregiving-related matters | 35 (5.6) | 22 (3.5) | 57 (4.6) | ||
| Yes, for both of the above situations | 310 (49.6) | 308 (49.3) | 618 (49.4) | ||
| Financial support | No | 583 (93.3) | 581 (93.0) | 1164 (93.1) | p = 0.102 |
| Yes, for caregiving-related matters | 6 (1.0) | 7 (1.1) | 13 (1.0) | ||
| Yes, for non-caregiving-related matters | 14 (2.2) | 5 (0.8) | 19 (1.5) | ||
| Yes, for both of the above situations | 22 (3.5) | 32 (5.1) | 54 (4.3) | ||
| Male Egos | Female Egos | All Egos | p-Value | ||
| n Alter (%) | n Alter (%) | n Alter (%) | |||
| Help with specific caregiving tasks * | Personal care | 0.635 | |||
| Yes | 74 (52.5) | 68 (49.6) | 142 (51.1) | ||
| No | 67(47.5) | 69 (50.4) | 136 (48.9) | ||
| Household chores | 0.075 | ||||
| Yes | 67 (45.6) | 49 (35.3) | 116 (40.6) | ||
| No | 80 (54.4) | 90 (64.7) | 160 (59.4) | ||
| Nursing-type tasks | 0.713 | ||||
| Yes | 74 (50.3) | 73 (52.5) | 147 (51.4) | ||
| No | 73 (49.7) | 66 (47.5) | 139 (48.6) | ||
| Supervising and keeping dependent person company | 0.981 | ||||
| Yes | 95 (64.6) | 89 (64.5) | 184 (64.6) | ||
| No | 52 (35.4) | 49 (35.5) | 101 (35.4) | ||
| Physical mobility | 0.269 | ||||
| Yes | 84 (60.4) | 87 (66.9) | 171 (63.6) | ||
| No | 55 (39.6) | 43 (33.1) | 98 (36.4) | ||
| Caregiving tasks outside the home | 0.344 | ||||
| Yes | 92 (63.0) | 95 (68.3) | 187 (65.6) | ||
| No | 54 (37.0) | 44 (31.7) | 98 (34.4) | ||
* N includes those that help to ego when that task is required.