Table 2.
CarerQol-7D and CarerQol-VAS scores by characteristics of caregiving situations
| No. | % | CarerQol-7D index score, caregivers Mean (SD) |
CarerQol-VAS (happiness) score, caregivers Mean (SD) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nature of health problem (care recipient) |
χ2 = 7.919 p = 0.019 |
χ2 = 1.152 p = 0.562 |
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| Mostly physical problems | 73 | 49.0 | 79.6 (14.4) | 6.9 (2.1) |
| Mostly mental problems | 26 | 17.4 | 69.4 (20.7) | 7 (2.5) |
| Both | 50 | 33.6 | 74 (14.8) | 6.5 (2.4) |
| Health status of the care recipient |
χ2 = 9.810 p = 0.020 |
χ2 = 2.626 p = 0.453 |
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| Excellent/very good | 8 | 5.4 | 75.0 (19.9) | 7.5 (1.6) |
| Good | 25 | 16.8 | 74.8 (16.6) | 6.6 (2.1) |
| Fair | 90 | 60.4 | 78.5 (15.4) | 7 (2.2) |
| Poor | 26 | 17.4 | 68.5 (15.8) | 6.1 (2.9) |
| Future improvements in care recipients’ health status |
χ2 = 8.059 p = 0.045 |
χ2 = 5.398 p = 0.145 |
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| No improvement is expected in the future (worsening may occur) | 108 | 72.5 | 76.1 (15.9) | 6.8 (2.3) |
| It is expected to improve in the future | 26 | 17.4 | 80 (13.8) | 7.1 (2.2) |
| I don’t know | 14 | 9.4 | 65.8 (19.3) | 5.9 (2.3) |
| I don’t want to answer | 1 | 0.7 | 93.7 | 10.0 |
| Care provided for |
χ2 = 4.670 p = 0.097 |
χ2 = 1.639 p = 0.441 |
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| ≤ 6 months | 12 | 8.1 | 66.8 (18.8) | 6.5 (2.4) |
| 7–12 months | 18 | 12.1 | 78.8 (14.3) | 6.2 (2.6) |
| More than 1 year | 117 | 78.5 | 76.6 (15.9) | 6.9 (2.2) |
| Relation of care recipient to the caregivera |
χ2 = 9.716 p = 0.084 |
χ2 = 3.563 p = 0.614 |
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| Partner | 19 | 12.8 | 71.3 (14.6) | 6.4 (2.2) |
| Parent | 53 | 35.6 | 76.3 (14) | 6.5 (2.5) |
| In-law | 18 | 12.1 | 78.2 (11.8) | 7.7 (1.4) |
| Child | 12 | 8.1 | 73.6 (14) | 6.8 (1.7) |
| Other family member | 29 | 19.5 | 73.5 (21.4) | 7.1 (2.1) |
| Neighbour/friend | 18 | 12.1 | 83.2 (18.2) | 6.7 (2.8) |
| Living in the same household |
χ2 = 5.948 p = 0.015 |
χ2 = 3.585 p = 0.058 |
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| Yes | 51 | 34.2 | 72.3 (15.5) | 6.4 (2.2) |
| No | 98 | 65.8 | 77.9 (16.2) | 7 (2.3) |
| Overall care experience |
χ2 = 24.867 p = 0.000 |
χ2 = 17.213 p = 0.000 |
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| Rather negative | 43 | 28.9 | 65.6 (16.3) | 5.4 (2.6) |
| Neither negative, nor positive | 69 | 46.3 | 80.2 (11.9) | 7.2 (2) |
| Rather positive | 37 | 24.8 | 80.1 (17.8) | 7.6 (1.7) |
Differences of means were tested by Kruskal–Wallis test
aThe difference was statistically significant between ‘any family member’ (joint analysis of ‘partner’, ‘parent’, ‘parent in-law’, ‘child’ categories) and ‘friends or neighbours’ subgroups (p = 0.009)