Table 2.
Mean differences in follow-up caregiving burden across the groups
| Variables | FCGs (N = 206), N (%) | BSFC-s | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male FCGs (n = 162) | Female FCGs (n = 44) | M (s.d.) | F/mean difference | d.f./s.e. | P-value | |
| Transition in primary caregivers | 2.540 | 6 | 0.022 | |||
| Parental caregiving in both waves | 15 (7.3) | 5 (2.4) | 20.08 (5.410) | −3.577** | 1.114 | 0.002 |
| Spousal caregiving in both waves (ref.) | 78 (37.9) | 20 (9.7) | 16.50 (4.073) | − | − | − |
| Adult-child caregiving in both waves | 7 (3.4) | 1 (0.5) | 16.74 (5.095) | −0.235 | 1.669 | 0.888 |
| Transition into parental caregiving | 1 (0.5) | 4 (1.9) | 20.38 (3.076) | −3.877 | 2.081 | 0.064 |
| Transition into spousal caregiving | 29 (14.1) | 3 (1.5) | 16.17 (4.433) | 0.330 | 0.924 | 0.722 |
| Transition into adult-child caregiving | 29 (14.1) | 10 (4.9) | 16.45 (5.084) | 0.053 | 0.859 | 0.951 |
| Transition into sibling caregiving | 3 (1.5) | 1 (0.5) | 15.25 (6.397) | 1.254 | 2.315 | 0.589 |
BSFC-s, Burden Scale for Family Caregivers – short; FCGs, family caregivers; ref., reference group, least significance difference test.
**
P < 0.01.