Table 3.
Characteristics of caregivers of older adults with self-care or mobility disability by older adults’ dementia status
| Dementia subcohorts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristica | No dementia | Dementia | P-valueb |
| Age | |||
| < 45 | 159 (9.7) | 75 (10.2) | 0.001 |
| 45 - 64 | 676 (38.2) | 486 (49.1) | |
| 65 - 74 | 411 (28.3) | 183 (20.7) | |
| 75+ | 418 (23.8) | 181 (20.1) | |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 1077 (60.8) | 691 (72.2) | <0.001 |
| Male | 587 (39.2) | 234 (27.8) | |
| Relationship | |||
| Spouse | 688 (50.2) | 217 (29.5) | <0.001 |
| Non-spouse | 976 (49.8) | 708 (70.5) | |
| Living arrangement with older adult | |||
| Coreside | 1215 (76.3) | 655 (73.2) | 0.14 |
| Reside apart | 449 (23.7) | 270 (26.8) | |
| Self-rated health | |||
| Fair/poor | 433 (25.4) | 271 (28.5) | 0.25 |
| Better | 1231 (74.6) | 654 (71.5) | |
| Employed for pay | |||
| Yes | 507 (29.1) | 308 (32.5) | 0.20 |
| No | 1157 (70.9) | 617 (67.5) | |
| Duration of caregiving | |||
| < 1 year | 251 (13.8) | 105 (10.9) | 0.09 |
| 1-4 years | 551 (32.4) | 332 (37.5) | |
| ≥ 4 years | 862 (53.7) | 488 (51.6) | |
| Weekly hours of care | |||
| 0 - 20 | 854 (55.1) | 312 (35.7) | <0.001 |
| 21 - 40 | 442 (22.9) | 250 (24.9) | |
| > 40 | 368 (22.0) | 363 (39.4) | |
| Provides self-care help | |||
| Yes | 1048 (65.9) | 706 (77.6) | <0.001 |
| No | 616 (34.1) | 219 (22.4) | |
| Provides mobility help | |||
| Yes | 1116 (70.7) | 725 (80.8) | <0.001 |
| No | 548 (29.3) | 200 (19.2) | |
| Provides healthcare task help | |||
| Yes | 863 (57.9) | 712 (81.5) | <0.001 |
| No | 801 (42.1) | 213 (18.5) | |
| Caregiving support and challenges | |||
| Support group use | |||
| Yes | 70 (3.8) | 65 (6.4) | 0.008 |
| No | 1594 (96.2) | 860 (93.6) | |
| Respite care use | |||
| Yes | 172 (10.3) | 219 (23.4) | <0.001 |
| No | 1492 (89.7) | 706 (76.6) | |
| Financial strain | |||
| None | 1163 (71.4) | 554 (61.5) | <0.001 |
| Some/a lot | 501 (28.6) | 371 (38.5) | |
| Emotional strain | |||
| None | 841 (50.2) | 286 (31.3) | <0.001 |
| Some/a lot | 823 (49.8) | 639 (68.7) | |
| Physical strain | |||
| None | 986 (63.1) | 502 (51.1) | <0.001 |
| Some/a lot | 678 (36.9) | 423 (48.9) | |
a
Unweighted n (weighted %). Percentages use analytic sample weights accounting for survey design and represent column percent.
b
P-value calculated using chi-square.