Table 4.
Caregiver burden, 2012 Hopi cancer and chronic disease survey
| All N = 187 |
M N = 65 |
F N= 122 |
P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No difficulty | 43 (23) | 23 (35.4) | 20 (16.4) | 0.594 |
| Have experienced difficulty with | ||||
| Stress | 39 (20.9) | 13 (20) | 26 (21.3) | 0.034* |
| Financial burden | 17 (9.1) | 7 (10.8) | 10 (8.2) | 0.48 |
| Don’t have enough time for self | 20 (10.7) | N <5 | 16 (13.1) | 0.007* |
| Don’t have enough time for family | 17 (9.1) | N <5 | 13 (10.7) | 0.029* |
| Interferes with work | 21 (11.2) | 10 (15.4) | 11 (9) | 0.853 |
| Created or aggravated own health problems | 9 (4.8) | N <5 | 8 (6.6) | 0.037 + * |
| Affects family relationships | 17 (9.1) | N <5 | 15 (12.3) | 0.002 + * |
| Other | N <5 | N <5 | N < 5 | 0.624+ |
| All N = 43 |
M N = 14 |
F N = 29 |
P | |
| Greatest difficulty | ||||
| Stress | 21 (48.8) | 7 (50) | 14 (48.3) | 0.919 |
| Financial burden | N <5 | N <5 | N <5 | 0.01+* |
| Don’t have enough time for self | 6 (14) | N <5 | 6 (20.7) | 0.08+ |
| Don’t have enough time for family | N <5 | N <5 | N <5 | 1+ |
| Interferes with work | 5 (11.6) | N <5 | N <5 | 1+ |
| Created or aggravated own health problems | N <5 | N <5 | N <5 | - |
| Affects family relationships | N <5 | N <5 | N <5 | 0.282+ |
| Other | N <5 | N <5 | N < 5 (3.4) | 1 |
+
p value calculated by Fischer’s exact
*
p < 0.05