Table 3.
Total and relative CBI dimension scores according to caregivers’ characteristics
| Socio-demographic characteristics | CBI total | Physical burden | Time dependence burden |
Developmental burden | Emotional burden | Social burden |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age groups | ||||||
| < 40 years | 46.4 (17.9) | 9 (4.9) | 12.8 (4.9) | 8.9 (4.8) | 7.2 (4.2) | 8.3 (3.8) |
| 41–60 years | 49.7 (17.3) | 10.1 (4.8) | 12.7 (5.1) | 9.1 (4.9) | 8.4 (4.2) | 9.4 (4.4) |
| > 60 years | 55.9 (18.3) | 13.4 (4.5) | 15.5 (4.6) | 9.3 (4.9) | 8 (4.6) | 9.7 (3.9) |
| P-value | 0.051 | <0.001 | 0.042 | 0.966 | 0.109 | 0.114 |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 47.9 (14.7) | 9.9 (5.1) | 12.6 (5) | 9.4 (4.2) | 7.7 (3.7) | 8.3 (3.8) |
| Female | 49.1 (18.3) | 10 (4.9) | 13.1 (5) | 9 (4.9) | 7.9 (4.3) | 9 (4.2) |
| P-value | 0.736 | 0.970 | 0.596 | 0.713 | 0.752 | 0.381 |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Unmarried | 48.9 (17.7) | 9.9 (4.9) | 13.3 (5) | 9.1 (4.8) | 7.8 (4.2) | 8.9 (4.2) |
| Married | 48.8 (18.9) | 10.1 (5) | 12.2 (5) | 9.1 (4.9) | 8.5 (4.4) | 9 (3.9) |
| P-value | 0.955 | 0.808 | 0.186 | 0.996 | 0.304 | 0.991 |
| Working status | ||||||
| Not working | 49.2 (18.3) | 10 (5) | 13.1 (5.1) | 9.1 (4.9) | 7.9 (4.3) | 9 (4.1) |
| Working | 47.2 (14.7) | 9.6 (4.5) | 13 (4.9) | 8.8 (4.2) | 7.4 (3.6) | 8.3 (4) |
| P-value | 0.567 | 0.643 | 0.975 | 0.815 | 0.484 | 0.372 |
| Education | ||||||
| Not educated | 51.5 (18.4) | 10.7 (5.1) | 13.6 (4.9) | 9.6 (5) | 8.1 (4.2) | 9.5 (4.4) |
| Educated | 44.5 (16.1) | 8.6 (4.3) | 12.2 (5) | 8.1 (4.3) | 7.6 (4.3) | 7.9 (3.4) |
| P-value | 0.003 | 0.001 | 0.044 | 0.020 | 0.387 | 0.004 |
| Relationship to the patient | ||||||
| Spouse/partner | 51.5 (19.2) | 10.8 (5.1) | 13 (5.1) | 9.3 (4.9) | 8.5 (4.6) | 9.8 (4.4) |
| Parent | 44.7 (13.5) | 9.4 (3.9) | 13.9 (5.8) | 7.4 (3.9) | 6 (2.5) | 7.9 (2.7) |
| Sibling | 41.8 (8.9) | 7.5 (4.5) | 13.8 (4.1) | 8.4 (3.2) | 5.3 (0.9) | 6.8 (1.9) |
| Other relatives | 45.8 (16.2) | 8.6 (4.5) | 12.7 (4.8) | 9.1 (4.9) | 7.5 (3.9) | 7.9 (3.6) |
| P-value | 0.043 | 0.004 | 0.755 | 0.357 | 0.006 | 0.002 |
| Duration of caregiving | ||||||
| 1–10 years | 46.6 (16.5) | 9.1 (4.7) | 13.2 (4.8) | 8.7 (4.4) | 7.4 (4) | 8.2 (3.8) |
| > 10 years | 50.9 (18.8) | 10.7 (5.1) | 12.9 (5.2) | 9.4 (5.2) | 8.4 (4.4) | 9.6 (4.3) |
| P-value | 0.055 | 0.014 | 0.657 | 0.254 | 0.064 | 0.007 |
| Family income | ||||||
| Not/hardly enough | 50.11(18.1) | 10.3 (5.1) | 13.3 (4.9) | 9.3 (4.9) | 8.1 (4.3) | 9.1 (4.2) |
| Enough | 38.4 (10.9) | 7.2 (2.7) | 10.8 (5.2) | 6.9 (3.4) | 6.1 (2.3) | 7.4 (2.8) |
| P-value | <0.001 | 0.003 | 0.020 | 0.004 | 0.001 | 0.007 |
| Total | 48.9 (17.9) | 9.9 (4.9) | 13.1 (5) | 9.1 (4.8) | 7.9 (4.2) | 8.9 (4.1) |
The data was presented as mean (SD)