Table 2.
Summary of carers' and HSE sample's health outcome variables
| Health outcome measures | Score range and indication | Carer sample (n = 407) | HSE samples | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (s.d.) | IQR | Median | Mean (s.d.) | ||
| WEMWBS | 14–70 (best) | 42.2 (9.2) | 36–49 | 42 | 49.9 (10.8)* |
| MAKS | 6–30 (best) | 23.7 (2.9) | 22–26 | 24 | NA |
| ECI – Negative subscale | 0–208 (worst) | 108.5 (32.4) | 89–132 | 110 | NA |
| ECI – Positive subscale | 0–56 (best) | 30.3 (7.4) | 25–35 | 31 | NA |
| FQ | 10–80 (worst) | 50.9 (10.4) | 44–57 | 51 | NA |
| CWS – Wellbeing subscale | 0 = 128 (best) | 73.5 (28.2) | 53–97 | 76 | NA |
| CWS – Support subscale | 0–51 (worst) | 22.4 (12.0) | 14–31 | 22 | NA |
| EQ-5D-5L visual analogue scale | 0–100 (best) | 67.6 (19.2) | 52–82 | 70 | NA |
| EQ-5D-5L index value score | 0–1 (best) | 0.73 (0.23) | 0.69–0.88 | 0.77 | 0.88 (0.25)** |
IQR, interquartile range; WEMWBS, Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale; MAKS, Mental Health Knowledge Schedule; ECI, Experience of Caregiving Index; FQ, Family Questionnaire; CWS, Carer Wellbeing and Support Scale; NA, not applicable; *n = 6799 from HSE 2016, **n = 7136 from HSE 2017.