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. 2023 Feb 2;11:e14807. doi: 10.7717/peerj.14807

Table 2. Mean and standard deviation of the Zarit score for caregiver burden according to the personal profile.

Recife, PE, Brazil, 2021 (n = 60).

Evaluated factor Overload level p-value
Average DP a
Kinship
Mother 33.2 13.0 0.127b
Grandmother 15.5 2.1
Caregiver 40.0 11.3
Age
<20 years 49.0 0 0.332b
21–30 years 29.8 12.4 0.332b
31–40 years 34.2 12.4
>41 years 35.8 18.6
Marital status
Married 31.9 15.2 0.684b
Single 32.9 12.4
Divorced 40.5 7.8
Gestational period in which the disease occurred
1st trimester 37.1 15.3 0.085b
2nd trimester 36.5 12.3
3rd trimester 27.0 8.2
No information 28.5 11.0
Family income
1 Minimum Wage* 32.8 13.2 0.930c
2 Minimum Wage* 32.0 17.0
Health treatment
Yes 30.0 11.3 0.386c
No 33.6 13.6
Paid employment
Yes 59.0 0 0.043c
No 32.4 12.8

Notes.

a

standard deviation.

b

p-value of the ANOVA test.

c

p-value of Student’s t-test.

*

Current minimum wage = BRL 1,212.00, Brazil, 2022.