Table 1.
Sample characteristics, and CarerQol-7D and CarerQol-VAS scores by sociodemographic characteristics of caregivers
| N | % | CarerQol-7D score Mean (SD) |
CarerQol-VAS score Mean (SD) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 149 | 100 | ||
| Gender |
χ2 = 0.142 p = 0.706 |
χ2 = 0.000 p = 0.992 |
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| Women | 87 | 58.4 | 75.6 (16.1) | 6.8 (2.4) |
| Men | 62 | 41.6 | 76.4 (16.5) | 6.8 (2.1) |
| Age |
χ2 = 8.554 p = 0.128 |
χ2 = 2.749 p = 0.739 |
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| 18–24 | 3 | 2.0 | 93.6 (8.6) | 7.3 (2.5) |
| 25–34 | 11 | 7.4 | 72.9 (22.0) | 6.6 (2.5) |
| 35–44 | 20 | 13.4 | 70.0 (21.2) | 6.3 (3.0) |
| 45–54 | 27 | 18.1 | 78.2 (14.3) | 7.1 (2.6) |
| 55–64 | 38 | 25.5 | 74.4 (14.3) | 6.7 (2.0) |
| 65+ | 50 | 33.6 | 76.0 (16.2) | 7.0 (2.0) |
| Education |
χ2 = 0.986 p = 0.611 |
χ2 = 0.421 p = 0.810 |
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| Primary | 28 | 18.8 | 77.7 (17.4) | 6.6 (2.6) |
| Secondary | 55 | 36.9 | 73.8 (18.4) | 6.8 (2.2) |
| Tertiary | 66 | 44.3 | 77.0 (13.5) | 6.9 (2.2) |
| Employment |
χ2 = 5.049 p = 0.282 |
χ2 = 0.944 p = 0.918 |
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| Employed full time/self-employed | 59 | 39.6 | 77.0 (16.8) | 6.8 (2.5) |
| Working part time | 6 | 4.0 | 70.7 (21.9) | 7.2 (1.8) |
| Pensioner | 64 | 43.0 | 76.1 (14.2) | 6.9 (2.0) |
| Disability pensioner | 5 | 3.4 | 65.7 (7.6) | 6.0 (2.4) |
| Other | 15 | 10.1 | 76.9 (21.2) | 6.7 (2.8) |
| Settlement type |
χ2 = 3.398 p = 0.183 |
χ2 = 0.594 p = 0.743 |
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| Capital | 32 | 21.5 | 73.4 (17.0) | 7.0 (2.3) |
| Town | 85 | 57.0 | 78.4 (14.4) | 6.8 (2.2) |
| Village | 32 | 21.5 | 71.9 (18.9) | 6.8 (2.4) |
| Married/having a partner |
χ2 = 0.032 p = 0.858 |
χ2 = 3.004 p = 0.083 |
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| Yes | 101 | 67.8 | 76.4 (14.7) | 7.0 (2.3) |
| No | 48 | 32.2 | 75.1 (19.0) | 6.4 (2.3) |
| Self-reported health |
χ2 = 23.617 p = 0.000 |
χ2 = 22.015 p = 0.000 |
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| Excellent | 9 | 6.0 | 79.3 (21.5) | 8.0 (2.1) |
| Very good | 28 | 18.8 | 81.3 (14.6) | 7.7 (1.8) |
| Good | 67 | 45.0 | 79.1 (13.9) | 7.0 (2.1) |
| Fair | 37 | 24.8 | 68.9 (16.5) | 6.0 (2.3) |
| Poor | 8 | 5.4 | 59.6 (16.2) | 4.1 (2.8) |
| Household size (number of persons) |
χ2 = 5.130 p = 0.274 |
χ2 = 2.558 p = 0.634 |
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| 1 | 31 | 20.8 | 76.3 (18.9) | 6.8 (1.9) |
| 2 | 58 | 38.9 | 75.4 (16.5) | 6.8 (2.4) |
| 3 | 40 | 26.8 | 75.4 (14.2) | 6.6 (2.1) |
| 4 | 12 | 8.1 | 72.5 (15.5) | 7.2 (2.4) |
| 5–7 | 8 | 5.3 | 86.4 (11.4) | 7.1 (3.6) |
| Income category* |
χ2 = 0.991 p = 0.803 |
χ2 = 3.231 p = 0.357 |
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| 0–621 EUR | 45 | 30.2 | 74.0 (17.4) | 6.7 (2.3) |
| 622–932 EUR | 44 | 29.5 | 76.1 (15.1) | 6.6 (2.3) |
| Above 932 EUR | 45 | 30.2 | 77.5 (16.6) | 7.2 (2.2) |
| I do not want to answer | 15 | 10.1 | 76.9 (15.0) | 6.3 (2.7) |
Differences of means were tested by Kruskal–Wallis test and Mann–Whitney U test
*Conversion: 1 EUR = 322 HUF (the exchange rate in November, 2018)