Table 3.
Comparison of the primary caregiver’s quality of life scores according to the caregiving status at 5 years
| Variable | Current caregivers (N=18) |
Former caregivers (N=28) |
MD | p* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Mean ± SD | Median (min–max) | N | Mean ± SD | Median (min–max) | |||
| SF-12 | ||||||||
| General health | 18 | 58.33 ± 18.00 | 60 (25–85) | 28 | 61.78 ± 17.91 | 60 (25–100) | 3.45 | 0.62 |
| Physical functioning | 18 | 73.61 ± 31.47 | 87.50 (25–100) | 28 | 75.00 ± 30.43 | 87.50 (0–100) | 1.39 | 0.89 |
| Role physical | 18 | 63.19 ± 29.23 | 62.50 (0–100) | 28 | 68.30 ± 20.83 | 75 (25–100) | 5.11 | 0.69 |
| Role emotional | 18 | 65.27 ± 28.94 | 68.75 (12.50–100) | 28 | 66.52 ± 20.71 | 62.5 (25–100) | 1.25 | 0.84 |
| Bodily pain | 18 | 76.39 ± 29.04 | 87.50 (25–100) | 28 | 74.11 ± 26.77 | 75 (0–100) | −2.28 | 0.67 |
| Mental health | 18 | 68.05 ± 23.57 | 75 (12.50–100) | 28 | 62.50 ± 18.63 | 62.50 (25–100) | −5.55 | 0.31 |
| Vitality | 18 | 51.39 ± 33.73 | 50 (0–100) | 28 | 50.00 ± 23.57 | 50 (0–75) | −1.39 | 0.86 |
| Social functioning | 18 | 77.78 ± 20.81 | 75 (50–100) | 28 | 69.64 ± 22.93 | 75 (25–100) | −8.14 | 0.24 |
*p from Mann-Whitney test; MD mean difference between former and current caregiver status