Table 5.
Spearman correlation analyses among care partners’ characteristics (n = 76).
| BRS | Age | Cg hrs | Cg yrs | RSS | ZBI | HADS-A | HADS-D | SF12 PCS | SF12 MCS | EQ5D index | EQ5D VAS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 0.036 | |||||||||||
| Caregiving weekly hours | −0.108 | −0.036 | ||||||||||
| Caregiving years | −0.213 | 0.183 | 0.310 | |||||||||
| RSS | 0.350 ** | 0.143 | −0.200 | −0.023 | ||||||||
| ZBI | −0.444 *** | −0.319 | 0.290 | 0.191 | −0.608 *** | |||||||
| HADS-A | −0.654 *** | −0.043 | 0.036 | 0.194 | −0.434 *** | 0.624 *** | ||||||
| HADS-D | −0.543 *** | −0.042 | 0.139 | 0.192 | −0.535 *** | 0.549 *** | 0.696 *** | |||||
| SF-12-PCS | 0.178 | −0.096 | −0.081 | −0.079 | 0.114 | −0.012 | −0.199 | −0.290 | ||||
| SF-12-MCS | 0.557 *** | 0.172 | −0.252 | −0.127 | 0.486 *** | −0.553 *** | −0.709 *** | −0.654 *** | 0.014 | |||
| EQ5D-index | 0.348 ** | −0.111 | −0.093 | −0.169 | 0.32 | −0.226 | −0.510 *** | −0.536 *** | 0.651 *** | 0.399 *** | ||
| EQ5D-VAS | 0.382 ** | −0.094 | −0.187 | −0.101 | 0.265 | −0.187 | −0.377 ** | −0.346 ** | 0.604 *** | 0.379 ** | 0.518 *** | |
| Rel.SS | −0.446 *** | −0.253 | 0.423 *** | 0.242 | −0.622 *** | 0.865 *** | 0.623 *** | 0.604 *** | −0.028 | −0.669 *** | −0.296 *** | −0.218 |
** p < 0.003, *** p < 0.001 (Bonferroni adjustment applied). Abbreviations: BRS—Brief Resilience Scale; Cg—caregiving hours or years; EQ-5D—EuroQoL-5D index score or visual analogue scale (VAS); HADS—Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, anxiety or depression subscale; NPI—Neuropsychiatric Inventory; Rel.SS—Relatives’ Stress Scale; RSS—Relationship Satisfaction Scale; SF-12—Short-Form 12 Health Survey, physical health (PCS) or mental health (MCS) subscale; ZBI—Zarit Burden Interview.