Table 2.
Caregiver Support Activities Over time
| T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 | T5 | Chi-sq, p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unsupported Primary | N = 60 | N = 53 | N = 49 | N = 47 | N = 44 | |
| Supported Primary | N = 111 | N = 102 | N = 93 | N = 88 | N = 83 | |
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
| Treatment-related Caregiving | ||||||
| Attendance at MD Appointments | ||||||
| Unsupported Primary | 47 (78.3) | 33 (62.3) | 23 (46.9) | 19 (40.4) | 16 (36.4) | 25.7, .0001 |
| Supported Primary | 89 (80.2) | 69 (67.6) | 49 (52.7) | 40 (45.4) | 29 (35.0) | 51.1, .0001 |
| Secondary | 30 (17.5) | 30 (19.3) | 18 (12.7) | 12 (8.9) | 5 (3.9) | 19.9, .0005 |
| Treatment/medical Advice | ||||||
| Unsupported Primary | 4 (6.7) | 6 (11.3) | 2 (4.1) | 1 (2.1) | 0 (0.0) | 7.8, .09 |
| Supported Primary | 13 (11.7) | 10 (9.8) | 5 (5.4) | 2 (2.3) | 4 (4.8) | 8.9, .06 |
| Secondary | 18 (10.5) | 4 (2.6) | 1 (0.70) | 1 (0.74) | 0 (0.0) | 38.5, .0001 |
| Medical assistance tasks | ||||||
| Unsupported Primary | 17 (28.3) | 11 (20.7) | 12 (24.5) | 9 (19.1) | 7 (15.9) | 2.8, .59 |
| Supported Primary | 23 (20.7) | 22 (21.6) | 10 (10.7) | 9 (10.2) | 9 (10.8) | 10.1, .04 |
| Secondary | 2 (1.2) | 5 (3.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 12.4, .0001 |
| Medication/Treatment Reminders | ||||||
| Unsupported Primary | 20 (33.3) | 18 (34.0) | 15 (30.6) | 12 (25.5) | 8 (18.2) | 4.0, .40 |
| Supported Primary | 35 (39.1) | 32 (31.4) | 20 (21.5) | 19 (21.6) | 15 (18.1) | 10.8, .03 |
| Secondary | 1 (0.58) | 4 (2.6) | 4 (2.8) | 3 (2.2) | 2 (1.6) | 2.7, .60 |
| Advocating for the patient | ||||||
| Unsupported Primary | 7 (11.7) | 3 (5.7) | 2 (4.1) | 4 (8.5) | 3 (6.8) | 2.7, .61 |
| Supported Primary | 9 (9.9) | 7 (6.9) | 5 (5.4) | 7 (7.9) | 3 (3.6) | 3.4, .48 |
| Secondary | 1 (0.58) | 6 (3.9) | 7 (4.9) | 1 (0.74) | 0 (0.0) | 14.03, .007 |
| Domestic-related Caregiving | ||||||
| Chores/Housework | ||||||
| Unsupported Primary | 27 (45.0) | 23 (43.4) | 17 (34.7) | 17 (36.2) | 13 (29.6) | 3.5, .47 |
| Supported Primary | 71 (64.0) | 53 (52.0) | 47 (50.5) | 41 (46.6) | 38 (45.8) | 8.7, .06 |
| Secondary | 43 (25.1) | 45 (29.0) | 31 (21.8) | 25 (18.5) | 23 (18.1) | 7.0, .14 |
| Help ADL | ||||||
| Unsupported Primary | 7 (11.7) | 1 (1.9) | 2 (4.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 13.7, .009 |
| Supported Primary | 12 (10.8) | 7 (6.9) | 3 (3.2) | 3 (3.4) | 2 (2.4) | 9.3, .05 |
| Secondary | 4 (2.3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1.9, .75 |
| Errands | ||||||
| Unsupported Primary | 4 (6.7) | 5 (9.4) | 2 (6.1) | 4 (8.5) | 3 (6.8) | 0.58, .96 |
| Supported Primary | 24 (21.6) | 25 (24.5) | 21 (22.6) | 11 (12.5) | 11 (13.2) | 7.4, .12 |
| Secondary | 14 (8.2) | 11 (7.1) | 9 (6.3) | 11 (8.1) | 4 (3.15) | 3.7, .45 |
| Transportation | ||||||
| Unsupported Primary | 26 (43.3) | 19 (35.8) | 12 (24.5) | 9 (19.5) | 7 (15.9) | 13.6, .009 |
| Supported Primary | 55 (49.6) | 46 (45.1) | 27 (29.0) | 24 (27.3) | 13 (15.7) | 32.4, .0001 |
| Secondary | 37 (21.6) | 37 (23.9) | 21 (14.8) | 10 (7.4) | 9 (7.1) | 26.7, .0001 |
| Socio-emotional Caregiving | ||||||
| Companionship | ||||||
| Unsupported Primary | 7 (11.7) | 6 (11.3) | 6 (12.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 11.6, .02 |
| Supported Primary | 13 (11.7) | 10 (9.8) | 11 (11.8) | 7 (8.0) | 4 (4.8) | 3.6, .46 |
| Secondary | 17 (9.9) | 21 (20) | 24 (16.9) | 16 (11.8) | 11 (8.7) | 9.1, .06 |
| Emotional Support | ||||||
| Unsupported Primary | 33 (55.0) | 28 (52.8) | 19 (38.8) | 18 (38.3) | 15 (34.1) | 7.5, .11 |
| Supported Primary | 58 (52.2) | 47 (46.1) | 53 (57.0) | 44 (50.0) | 40 (48.2) | 2.7, .61 |
| Secondary | 40 (23.4) | 52 (33.5) | 44 (31.0) | 41 (30.4) | 34 (26.8) | 4.9, .30 |
| Less Support/Assist with returning to normal | ||||||
| Unsupported Primary | 12 (22.6) | 19 (38.8) | 24 (51.1) | 20 (45.5) | 9.6, .02 | |
| Supported Primary | 20 (19.6) | 28 (30.0) | 31 (35.2) | 26 (31.3) | 6.3, .10 | |
Note: Bolded Primary caregiver means are significantly different for Unsupported v Supported Primary Caregivers