Table 2.
Characteristics of caregiving situations
| Variables | Hungary | Poland | Slovenia | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | % | No | % | No | % | |
| Health problem | ||||||
| Mostly physical problems | 73 | 49.0% | 89 | 59.3% | 43 | 44.8% |
| Mostly mental problems | 26 | 17.4% | 19 | 12.7% | 15 | 15.6% |
| Both physical and mental problems | 50 | 33.6% | 42 | 28.0% | 38 | 39.6% |
| Health status of the care recipient (reported by the caregiver)*** | ||||||
| Excellent | 4 | 2.7% | 2 | 1.3% | 4 | 4.2% |
| Very good | 4 | 2.7% | 9 | 6.0% | 2 | 2.1% |
| Good | 25 | 16.8% | 41 | 27.3% | 35 | 36.5% |
| Fair | 90 | 60.4% | 76 | 50.7% | 31 | 32.3% |
| Poor | 26 | 17.4% | 22 | 14.7% | 24 | 25.0% |
| Health status is*** | ||||||
| Definitive, no improvement is expected in the future (worsening may occur) | 108 | 72.5% | 66 | 44.0% | 52 | 54.2% |
| Not definitive, it is expected to improve in the future | 26 | 17.4% | 43 | 28.7% | 21 | 21.9% |
| I do not know | 14 | 9.4% | 38 | 25.3% | 16 | 16.7% |
| I do not want to answer | 1 | 0.7% | 3 | 2.0% | 7 | 7.3% |
| Care provided for** | ||||||
| 1 month or less | 2 | 1.3% | 4 | 2.7% | 7 | 7.3% |
| 2–6 months | 12 | 8.1% | 20 | 13.3% | 14 | 14.6% |
| 7–12 months | 18 | 12.1% | 18 | 12.0% | 4 | 4.2% |
| More than 1 year | 117 | 78.5% | 108 | 72.0% | 71 | 74.0% |
| Relation of care recipient to caregiver | ||||||
| Partner | 19 | 12.8% | 11 | 7.3% | 10 | 10.4% |
| Parent | 53 | 35.6% | 55 | 36.7% | 40 | 41.7% |
| Child | 12 | 8.1% | 13 | 8.7% | 7 | 7.3% |
| Other family member | 47 | 31.5% | 58 | 38.7% | 34 | 35.4% |
| Neighbour/friend | 18 | 12.1% | 13 | 8.7% | 5 | 5.2% |
| Living in the same household*** | ||||||
| Yes | 51 | 34.2% | 84 | 56.0% | 38 | 39.6% |
| No | 98 | 65.8% | 66 | 44.0% | 58 | 60.4% |
| Care experience*** | ||||||
| Rather negative | 43 | 28.9% | 23 | 15.3% | 25 | 26.0% |
| Neither negative, nor positive | 69 | 46.3% | 103 | 68.7% | 60 | 62.5% |
| Rather positive | 37 | 24.8% | 24 | 16.0% | 11 | 11.5% |
| Mean | Sd | Mean | Sd | Mean | Sd | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQ-5D-5L index care recipient | 0.53 | 0.25 | 0.49 | 0.29 | 0.52 | 0.32 |
| EQ VAS care recipient** | 47.0 | 22.7 | 44.4 | 21.9 | 48.2 | 24.2 |
| CarerQol-7D overall score*** | 76.0 | 16.2 | 69.6 | 17.6 | 70.9 | 18.0 |
| CarerQol-VAS | 6.8 | 2.3 | 6.4 | 2.1 | 6.6 | 2.2 |
| Care time (hours/week) | 27.6 | 35.4 | 35.5 | 40.6 | 28.8 | 36.9 |
| Travel time for those who live in a separate household (min) | 42.1 | 53.6 | 48.4 | 58.2 | 50.0 | 61.0 |
*p < 0.1; **p < 0.05; ***p < 0.01; differences in the distributions across countries were tested by Chi-square test. Differences in means were tested by ANOVA