Table 4.
Relationships between self-perceived burden of caregivers and their own characteristics
| Self-esteem | Familial support | Financial | Planification | Health | |
| (0–100)* | (0–100)† | (0–100)† | (0–100)† | (0–100)† | |
| Sociodemographics | |||||
| Age | |||||
| R | 0.076 | 0.253 | 0.298* | 0.113 | 0.265* |
| P value | 0.568 | 0.055 | 0.022 | 0.393 | 0.043 |
| Gender | |||||
| Women | 80.7±11.6 | 51.5±17.6 | 56.1±21.4 | 68.2±19.1 | 55.7±20.9 |
| Men | 81.5±11.5 | 55.8±17.9 | 65.1±21.2 | 72.1±17.2 | 53.8±18.1 |
| P value | 0.822 | 0.487 | 0.103 | 0.495 | 0.737 |
| Nature of relationship | |||||
| Mothers | 81.4±11.1 | 52.2±17.8 | 55.2±22.6 | 70.2±19.4 | 56.3±21.5 |
| Fathers | 81.6±11.7 | 56.1±18.2 | 64.5±21.4 | 73.1±16.8 | 53.6±18.5 |
| P value | 0.958 | 0.536 | 0.112 | 0.710 | 0.636 |
| Marital status | |||||
| Single | 83.3±11.0 | 57.0±12.0 | 59.3±24.4 | 72±18.8 | 59.0±21.0 |
| Not single | 80.6±11.6 | 52.3±18.5 | 59.3±21.3 | 69.2±18.4 | 54.3±19.7 |
| P value | 0.486 | 0.323 | 0.852 | 0.530 | 0.556 |
| Number of children | |||||
| R | 0.064 | 0.098 | 0.144 | 0.082 | 0.043 |
| P value | 0.605 | 0.433 | 0.245 | 0.511 | 0.729 |
| Other person with disability at home | |||||
| No | 81.2±11.6 | 51.8±17.6 | 57.5±21.3 | 68.7±18.4 | 54.0±20.3 |
| Yes | 79.0±11.3 | 66±14.0 | 80±13.9 | 79.3±16.4 | 65.8±8.01 |
| P value | 0.614 | 0.046 | 0.012 | 0.131 | 0.088 |
| Educational level | |||||
| <12 years | 82.1±11.1 | 56.1±16.3 | 61.8±24.1 | 70.1±19.7 | 58.5±22.4 |
| ≥12 years | 80.2±11.8 | 50.8±18.5 | 57.3±19.6 | 69.2±17.6 | 52.4±17.5 |
| P value | 0.335 | 0.114 | 0.347 | 0.749 | 0.226 |
| Occupational status | |||||
| Worker | 79.7±11.4 | 52.3±20.4 | 60±20.2 | 70.2±18.4 | 56.1±19.2 |
| Not worker | 82.4±11.6 | 53.7±14.8 | 59.0±23.4 | 69.7±18.4 | 54.1±20.9 |
| P value | 0.205 | 0.588 | 0.843 | 0.972 | 0.568 |
| Self-perceived financial status | |||||
| Not difficult | 80.3±12.2 | 52.3±18.5 | 54.0±20.2 | 67.6±19.5 | 53.9±20.7 |
| Difficult | 82.3±10.2 | 54.3±16.5 | 68.9±21.2 | 73.4±15.7 | 57.2±18.4 |
| P value | 0.425 | 0.737 | 0.005 | 0.209 | 0.510 |
| Health | |||||
| Personal chronic disease(s) | |||||
| No | 81.7±10.8 | 52.1±18.4 | 55.3±22.1 | 68.8±19.4 | 51.3±18.8 |
| Yes | 79.3±13.1 | 55.4±15.9 | 69.2±17.4 | 71.8±15.7 | 64.7±19.5 |
| P value | 0.549 | 0.449 | 0.015 | 0.705 | 0.006 |
| Hospitalisation during the last 24 months | |||||
| No (55) | 81.4±12.2 | 50.1±16.9 | 56.7±22.4 | 67.1±18.3 | 52.7±19.7 |
| Yes (18) | 79.8±9.16 | 61.7±17.5 | 67.4±17.2 | 77.3±17.0 | 61.9±19.1 |
| P value | 0.383 | 0.014 | 0.099 | 0.021 | 0.153 |
| Psycho - behavorial characteristics | |||||
| Quality of life | |||||
| Physical | 0.010 | −0.471† | −0.554† | −0.465† | −0.544† |
| P value | 0.930 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
| Psychological | 0.116 | −0.421† | −0.354† | −0.352† | −0.405† |
| P value | 0.328 | < 0.001 | 0.002 | 0.002 | < 0.001 |
| Social | −0.003 | −0.468† | −0.336† | −0.441† | −0.425† |
| P value | 0.981 | < 0.001 | 0.004 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
| Environmental | 0.132 | −0.405† | −0.552† | −0.400† | −0.469† |
| P value | 0.265 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.001 | < 0.001 |
| Anxiety–mood | |||||
| R | 0.061 | 0.240* | 0.165 | 0.269* | 0.378† |
| P value | 0.613 | 0.043 | 0.168 | 0.024 | 0.001 |
| Coping | |||||
| Social support | −0.111 | −0.311† | −0.184 | 0.016 | −0.089 |
| P value | 0.353 | 0.009 | 0.121 | 0.892 | 0.457 |
| Problem solvings | 0.026 | −0.085 | −0.160 | −0.024 | −0.166 |
| P value | 0.832 | 0.487 | 0.183 | 0.843 | 0.166 |
| Avoidance | −0.296* | 0.230 | 0.176 | 0.237* | 0.328† |
| P value | 0.013 | 0.059 | 0.144 | 0.048 | 0.006 |
| Positive thinking | 0.131 | −0.235 | −0.277* | −0.093 | −0.233 |
| P value | 0.274 | 0.052 | 0.019 | 0.439 | 0.051 |
| Burden | |||||
| Number of children living at home | |||||
| R | 0.027 | −0.105 | 0.042 | 0.007 | −0.067 |
| P value | 0.837 | 0.425 | 0.750 | 0.956 | 0.609 |
| Daily caregiving (hours) | |||||
| ≤4 | 78.9±11.4 | 48.5±16.2 | 54.1±21.0 | 60±12.0 | 50±17.9 |
| 5–8 | 82.4±11.5 | 48.6±17.9 | 57.1±19.2 | 66.7±20.7 | 51.1±17.7 |
| ≥9 | 80.5±11.7 | 59.5±17.1 | 64.2±23.9 | 76.9±16.5 | 61.2±21.8 |
| P value | 0.629 | 0.037 | 0.269 | 0.007 | 0.092 |
| Get up night (number) | |||||
| <2 | 81.5±10.5 | 46±15.6 | 54.5±21.6 | 61.2±18.0 | 48.9±19.7 |
| ≥2 | 81.0±12.2 | 58.7±17.6 | 63.2±21.4 | 76.2±15.4 | 60±18.8 |
| P value | 0.982 | 0.003 | 0.097 | < 0.001 | 0.033 |
| Assistance | |||||
| Technical assistance | |||||
| No | 78.45±9.932 | 57.66±16.71 | 66.11±20.13 | 78±13.95 | 61.45±21.64 |
| Yes | 81.19±12.41 | 50.05±16.35 | 58.14±21.88 | 66.05±18.08 | 51.42±15.69 |
| P value | 0.265 | 0.060 | 0.145 | 0.013 | 0.072 |
| Human assistance | |||||
| No | 79.18±12.14 | 53.75±17.52 | 62.99±20.99 | 71.33±18.25 | 55.83±19.46 |
| Yes | 84.61±6.339 | 50.46±16.29 | 54.35±21.05 | 66.46±16.37 | 54.61±15.20 |
| P value | 0.133 | 0.590 | 0.170 | 0.368 | 0.846 |
R: correlation coefficent
Bold values: p-value<0.05
*100: best self-esteem.
†100: worse familial support, worse financial impact, worse planification impact, worse health impact.