Table 3. Factors associated with depression among caregivers of home-bound stroke patients.
| Variable | Depression | p-Value | |
| No n = 98 (%) | Yes n = 25 (%) | ||
| Caregiver’s age median (IQR) | 34.5 (24) | 50(14) | 0.005# |
| <29 | 43 (95.6) | 2 (44.4) | |
| 30–39 | 14 (77.8) | 4 (22.2) | |
| 40–49 | 14 (92.2) | 6 (7.8) | |
| 50–59 | 23 (63.9) | 13 (36.1) | |
| >60 | 4(100.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 41 (85.4) | 7 (14.6) | |
| Female | 57 (76.0) | 18 (24.0) | |
| Ethnicity | 0.623 | ||
| Malay | 62 (82.7) | 13 (17.3) | |
| Chinese | 26 (76.5) | 8 (23.5) | |
| Indian | 9 (69.2) | 4 (30.8) | |
| Others | 1 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Presence of illness | <0.001* | ||
| Yes | 17 (56.7) | 13 (43.3) | |
| No | 81 (87.1) | 12 (12.9) | |
| Relationship with patient | 0.061 | ||
| Spouse | 32 (66.7) | 16 (33.3) | |
| Children | 49 (86.0) | 9 (14.0) | |
| Siblings | 6 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Other family members | 11 (91.7) | 1 (8.3) | |
| Education level | 0.059 | ||
| Up to secondary | 44 (71.0) | 18 (29.0) | |
| Tertiary | 54 (88.5) | 7 (11.5) | |
| Income (RM) | 3223.5 (SD 2166.0) | 2636.0 (SD 1586.7) | 0.206 |
| Status of caregiver | 0.002* | ||
| Sole | 28 (63.6) | 16 (36.4) | |
| Joint | 70 (88.6) | 9 (11.4) | |
| Duration post-stroke (in months) median (IQR) | 9.0 (6.0) | 16.0 (5.0) | <0.001# |
| Total caregiving time/day (minutes) | 90.0 (SD 20.0) | 120 (SD 13.0) | <0.001# |
| Social support | 0.434 | ||
| Low | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Moderate | 55 (70.5) | ||
| High | 43 (97.7) | ||
| Functional status (MRS) | <0.001+ | ||
| Total score | 2.8 (SD 0.8) | 4.1 (SD 0.6) | |
| Functionally independent (n%) | 27 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Functionally dependent (n%) | 71 (74.0) | 25 (26.0) | |