Table 2.
Characteristics of caregivers.
| Variables | Total (N=1086)a | High technophilia (N=464)b | Low technophilia (N=598)c | P value | Use apps to support memory (N=181)d | Do not use apps to support memory (N=840)e | P value | |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 62.29 (14.68) | 58.35 (15.84) | 65.24 (12.95) | <.001 | 54.27 (14.49) | 63.34 (14.20) | <.001 | |
| Gender, n (%) |
|
|
|
.003 |
|
|
.11 | |
|
|
Female | 741 (68.2) | 295 (63.6) | 167 (27.9) |
|
133 (73.5) | 566 (67.4) |
|
|
|
Male | 345 (31.8) | 169 (36.4) | 431 (72.1) |
|
48 (26.5) | 274 (32.6) |
|
| Education level, n (%) |
|
|
|
<.001 |
|
|
<.001 | |
|
|
Elementary school | 378 (35.7) | 111 (24.3) | 257 (44.2) |
|
29 (16.2) | 318 (38.8) |
|
|
|
Secondary school | 345 (32.5) | 167 (36.6) | 173 (29.3) |
|
73 (40.8) | 256 (31.3) |
|
|
|
Higher education | 337 (31.8) | 178 (39.0) | 152 (26.1) |
|
77 (43.0) | 245 (29.9) |
|
| Marital status, n (%) |
|
|
|
<.001 |
|
|
.005 | |
|
|
Unmarried | 126 (11.6) | 75 (16.2) | 46 (7.7) |
|
33 (18.2) | 88 (10.5) |
|
|
|
Married | 804 (74.2) | 312 (67.4) | 475 (79.6) |
|
121 (66.9) | 633 (75.5) |
|
|
|
Common law partner | 76 (7.0) | 38 (8.2) | 37 (6.2) |
|
15 (8.3) | 55 (6.6) |
|
|
|
Divorced | 47 (4.3) | 23 (5.0) | 24 (4.0) |
|
11 (6.1) | 34 (4.1) |
|
|
|
Widowed | 30 (2.8) | 15 (3.2) | 15 (2.5) |
|
1 (0.5) | 28 (3.3) |
|
| Living arrangement, n (%) |
|
|
|
.005 |
|
|
.30 | |
|
|
Single | 98 (9.0) | 50 (10.8) | 45 (7.5) |
|
17 (9.4) | 75 (8.9) |
|
|
|
Spouse/partner | 738 (68.1) | 291 (62.9) | 436 (73.0) |
|
112 (61.9) | 576 (68.7) |
|
|
|
Children | 100 (9.2) | 52 (11.2) | 45 (7.5) |
|
21 (11.6) | 77 (9.2) |
|
|
|
Other | 147 (13.6) | 70 (15.1) | 71 (11.9) |
|
31 (17.1) | 110 (13.1) |
|
| Country of residence, n (%) |
|
|
|
.03 |
|
|
.05 | |
|
|
Sweden | 345 (31.8) | 167 (36.0) | 177 (29.6) |
|
44 (24.3) | 266 (31.7) |
|
|
|
Spain | 741 (68.2) | 297 (64.0) | 421 (70.4) |
|
137 (75.7) | 574 (68.3) |
|
| Relation with the patient, n (%) |
|
|
|
<.001 |
|
|
<.001 | |
|
|
Spouse/partner | 590 (55.5) | 204 (44.7) | 374 (63.9) |
|
59 (33.7) | 483 (58.6) |
|
|
|
Child | 320 (30.1) | 179 (39.3) | 134 (22.9) |
|
97 (55.4) | 214 (26.0) |
|
|
|
Other | 153 (14.4) | 73 (16.0) | 77 (13.2) |
|
19 (10.9) | 127 (15.4) |
|
| Caregiver Burden (ZBI-12f), mean (SD) | 6.86 (7.70) | 6.31 (7.21) | 7.28 (8.08) | .13 | 9.02 (7.62) | 6.53 (7.68) | <.001 | |
| Quality of life (EQ5Dg), mean (SD) | 0.77 (0.21) | 0.81 (0.20) | 0.75 (0.22) | <.001 | 0.77 (0.22) | 0.78 (0.21) | .72 | |
| Health State (thermometer), mean (SD) | 72.24 (18.62) | 74.95 (17.36) | 70.07 (19.22) | <.001 | 70.94 (18.21) | 72.46 (18.67) | .22 | |
aEducation level N=1060; Marital status N=1083; Living arrangement N=1083; Relation with the patient N=1063.
bEducation level N=456; Marital status N=463; Living arrangement N=463; Relation with the patient N=456.
cEducation level N=582; Marital status N=597; Living arrangement N=597; Relation with the patient N=585.
dEducation level N=179; Relation with the patient N=175.
eEducation level N=819; Marital status N=838; Living arrangement N=838; Relation with the patient N=824.
fZBI-12: Zarit Caregiver Burden Interview.
gEQ5D: EuroQoL-5D-3L.