Table 3.
Perceived obstacles to active involvement in research (N = 147)
| Perceived obstacles to active involvement in research about informal carer issues, ageing and health | Yes Total % (n) |
Age Mean (SD) |
Gender1% (n) |
Education1% (n) |
Health1% (n) |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women | Men | More than high-school | High-school or less | Good | Poor | |||
| Lack of time |
48% (71)2 |
66.20 b (11.45) |
51% (62) |
35% (8) |
50% (54) |
42% (15) |
51% (46) |
45% (24) |
| My own illness, disability or another hindering private situation |
23% (34) |
70.90 (11.80) |
22% (27) |
30% (7) |
23% (25) |
22% (8) |
13%a (12) |
50% (27) |
| Too demanding for me |
21% (31) |
76.37 b (10.47) |
18% (22) |
39% (9) |
18%a (19) |
33% (12) |
21% (19) |
22% (12) |
| Differences in expectations between researchers and myself |
21% (31) |
70.26 (10.50) |
21% (25) |
26% (6) |
24% (26) |
14% (5) |
25% (23) |
15% (8) |
| Difficulties in understanding the ways researchers express themselves |
19% (28) |
68.68 (12.90) |
18% (22) |
22% (5) |
18% (19) |
25% (9) |
21% (19) |
15% (8) |
| Researchers lack competence to involve informal carers |
11% (16) |
70.00 (11.74) |
12% (15) |
0% (0) |
12% (13) |
8% (3) |
14%a (13) |
4% (2) |
| Differences between participants |
7% (10) |
77.60 b (4.33) |
7% (8) |
9% (2) |
7% (7) |
6% (2) |
6% (5) |
9% (5) |
| My lack of understanding of research |
6% (9) |
73.55 (10.76) |
6% (7) |
4% (1) |
7% (8) |
3% (1) |
9% (8) |
6% (3) |
| I don’t think it will lead to any changes in my situation |
5% (8) |
72.33 (5.79) |
4% (5) |
9% (2) |
6% (6) |
6% (2) |
6% (5) |
7% (4) |
Missing data (n) = total yes, 147/147; age, 145/147; gender, 146/147; education, 144/147; health, 145/147
Valid percentage used. Percentages rounded-up to whole numbers
1Percentage within the group (gender, education, health)
2One person who said yes to this question did not want to state their gender
aSignificant Chi2/likelihood ratio (p < 0.05)
bSignificant independent-samples t-test