Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population according to the amount of involvement in grandchild care (N=922)
| Daily (N=171) | Occasional (N=114) | Never (N=637) | F or χ2 | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, M (SD) | 74.5 (5.49) | 73.9 (6.50)a | 75.6 (6.02)b | 4.95† | 0.007 |
| Gender, N (%) | 8.66* | 0.013 | |||
| Male | 45 (26.2) | 46 (40.7) | 238 (37.4) | ||
| Female | 126 (73.8) | 68 (59.3) | 399 (62.6) | ||
| Education level, N (%) | 30.12‡ | 0.000 | |||
| <12 years | 102 (59.6) | 50 (43.9) | 420 (65.9) | ||
| ≥12 years | 69 (40.4) | 64 (56.1) | 217 (34.1) | ||
| Economic status, N (%) | 37.46‡ | 0.000 | |||
| Fair | 118 (69.0) | 82 (71.9) | 316 (49.6) | ||
| Poor | 53 (31.0) | 32 (28.1) | 321 (50.4) | 13.07* | 0.011 |
| Marital status, N (%) | |||||
| Married | 106 (62.0) | 79 (69.3) | 346 (54.3) | ||
| Separated/divorced | 5 (2.9) | 3 (2.6) | 42 (6.6) | ||
| Widowed | 60 (35.1) | 32 (28.1) | 249 (39.1) | ||
| Living arrangement, N (%) | 17.34‡ | 0.000 | |||
| Alone | 37 (21.6) | 29 (25.4) | 235 (36.9) | ||
| With other (s) | 134 (78.4) | 85 (74.6) | 402 (63.1) | ||
| SGDS score, M (SD) | 6.1 (1.98)b | 5.5 (1.74)a | 6.0 (1.95)b | 4.29* | 0.014 |
| Suicidal ideation, M (SD) | 1.3 (0.77)a | 1.5 (0.79)a | 1.7 (0.96)b | 11.25‡ | 0.000 |
*
p<0.05,
†
p<0.01,
‡
p<0.001.
a<b: post hoc analysis. SD: standard deviation, SGDS: short form of Geriatric Depression Scale