Table 1.
Background Characteristics and Key Variables for Spousal Caregivers
| Variable | Spousal caregivers (N = 377) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| M | SE | Range | |
| CG age in years | 72.29 | 0.51 | 41–95 |
| CG chronic health conditions | 2.00 | 0.08 | 0–6 |
| CG ADL/IADL assistance | 4.99 | 0.17 | 0–12 |
| CG health system interaction tasks | 1.72 | 0.07 | 0–4 |
| CG medical/nursing tasks | 1.62 | 0.11 | 0–6 |
| CG role overload | 1.58 | 0.04 | 1–3 |
| CG positive caregiving relationship quality | 3.81 | 0.03 | 1–4 |
| CR chronic health conditions | 3.04 | 0.09 | 0–7 |
| % | |||
| CG gender (female) | 50.9 | ||
| CG educational attainment | |||
| High school graduate | 27.6 | ||
| Some college | 21.7 | ||
| College graduate | 9.0 | ||
| Postgraduate | 6.6 | ||
| CR dementia status | 13.3 | ||
| Medication-related care stressors | |||
| CG ordering medications | 64.9 | ||
| CG keeping track of medications | 56.1 | ||
| CG giving injections | 12.4 | ||
| Medication-related care resources | |||
| CR medication reminder system use | 47.7 | ||
| CR shared medication management | 9.4 | ||
Note. CG = caregiver. CR = care recipient. ADL/IADL = activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living. Values are weighted to produce nationally representative estimates.