Table 1 Demographic details of intervention and control groups at baseline
From: Reactions to caregiving during an intervention targeting frailty in community living older people
Variables | Intervention | Control | pValue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | (n=53) | (n=66) | Â |
Age, †yr | 64.98 (14.65) | 68.05 (12.94) | 0.229 |
Gender ‡ |  |  | 0.815 |
 Female | 31 (26.1) | 40 (33.6) |  |
 Male | 22 (18.5) | 26 (21.8) |  |
Employment ‡ |  |  | 0.270 |
 Yes | 24 (20.2) | 21 (17.6) |  |
 No | 2 (1.7) | 5 (4.2) |  |
 Retired | 27 (22.7) | 40 (33.6) |  |
Health Status ‡ |  |  | 0.471 |
 Excellent | 7 (5.9) | 6 (5.0) |  |
 Very good | 20 (16.8) | 17 (14.3) |  |
 Good | 16 (13.4) | 24 (20.2) |  |
 Fair | 9 (7.6) | 18 (15.1) |  |
 Poor | 1 (0.8) | 1 (0.8) |  |
Relationship to Patient ‡ |  |  | 0.573 |
 Husband | 13 (10.9) | 15 (12.6) |  |
 Wife | 9 (7.6) | 18 (15.1) |  |
 Daughter | 21 (17.6) | 24 (20.2) |  |
 Son | 10 (8.4) | 9 (7.6) |  |
Co-resides ‡ |  |  | 0.221 |
 Yes | 27 (22.7) | 41 (34.5) |  |
 No | 26 (21.8) | 25 (21) |  |
Length of time caring †| 4.89 (3.64) | 5.27 (5.16) | 0.661 |
 95% CI |  |  |  |
Hours of care per week | Â | Â | 0.594 |
 <20 hrs | 31 (26.1) | 33 (27.7) |  |
 20-39 hrs | 10 (8.4) | 17 (14.3) |  |
 40+ hrs | 12 (10.1) | 16 (13.4) |  |
Formal Support‡ |  |  | 0.774 |
 Yes | 34 (28.5) | 44 (37) |  |
 No | 19 (16) | 22 (18.5) |  |
Level of Frailty‡ |  |  | 0.910 |
 Frail | 34 (28.6) | 43 (36.1) |  |
 Very Frail | 19 (16) | 23 (19.3) |  |