Table 6.
Frequency of statistically significant associations detected between QoL measure scores and contextual constructs.
| Condition | Category | CES | CarerQoL | ASCOT-Carer | EQ-5D-5L (carer) | ICECAP-A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dementia (n = 155) | Carer∗ | 2/5 | 3/5 | 2/5 | 2/4 | 2/5 |
| Care recipient | 0/5 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 2/5 | |
| Caring situation | 4/7 | 4/7 | 6/7 | 5/7 | 6/7 | |
| Health difficulties† | 2/10 | 3/10 | 2/10 | 1/10 | 2/10 | |
| Stroke (n = 89) | Carer∗ | 2/5 | 3/5 | 2/5 | 1/4 | 2/5 |
| Care recipient | 1/5 | 2/5 | 3/5 | 2/5 | 3/5 | |
| Caring situation | 6/7 | 3/7 | 6/7 | 2/7 | 6/7 | |
| Health difficulties† | 3/10 | 5/10 | 7/10 | 3/10 | 6/10 | |
| Mental illness (n = 144) | Carer∗ | 2/5 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 2/4 | 2/5 |
| Care recipient | 1/5 | 4/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 | |
| Caring situation | 1/7 | 0/7 | 3/7 | 3/7 | 2/7 | |
| Health difficulties† | 0/10 | 4/10 | 2/10 | 2/10 | 2/10 | |
| Rheumatoid arthritis (n = 126) | Carer∗ | 3/5 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 2/4 | 2/5 |
| Care recipient | 2/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 2/5 | 3/5 | |
| Caring situation | 4/7 | 4/7 | 5/7 | 4/7 | 5/7 | |
| Health difficulties† | 1/8 | 1/8 | 0/8 | 2/8 | 1/8 |
QoL indicates quality of life.
∗
One of the contextual constructs under the carer category is self-reported health as measured by the EQ-5D-5L. The relationship between EQ-5D-5L (carer) score and QoL measure score was analyzed for the CES, CarerQoL, ASCOT-Carer, and ICECAP-A, resulting in 5 contextual constructs for these measures and 4 constructs for the EQ-5D-5L (carer).
†
A full list of the health difficulties included for analysis is provided in Appendix 3 of the Supplemental Materials. It was anticipated that the presence of any of these difficulties would have a negative impact on care-related QoL.