Table 3.

Association of burden and perceived social support

	Friends social support	Significant others social support	Family social support	Total MPSS
Family burden interview schedule
Financial burden	− .39* (.04)	− .39* (.03)	− .59*** (.001)	− .59*** (.001)
Disruption of routine family activities	− .40* (.03)		− .661*** (< .001)	− .571*** (.001)
Disruption of family interaction	− .44* (.02)		− .70*** (< .001)	− .61*** (< .001)
Effect on physical health of others#	− .47** (.009)		− .50** (.005)	− .51** (.004)
Effect on mental health of others	− .38* (.04)	− .48** (.01)	− .42* (.02)	− .54** (.002)
Objective burden	− .52** (.003)	− .47** (.01)	− .77*** (< .001)	− .76*** (< .001)
Caregiver Strain Index
Inconvenience	− .47** (.01)		− .59*** (.001)	− .58*** (.001)
Adaptation			− .43* (.02)
Total score of CSI			− .63*** (< .001)	− .55** (.002)

^#Spearman rank correlation coefficient