Family caregiver challenges in dementia care in Australia and China: a critical perspective

BMC Geriatrics

Table 4 Comparison of correlations between selected variables (n = 99)

Variables	Australian (n = 31)		Chinese (n = 68)
Variables	r	p	r	p
Total severity of BPSD¹ and total caregiver distress	0.98	0.0005	0.98	0.0005*
Total severity of BPSD¹ and time spent on care activities per day	0.74	0.690	0.65	0.600
Total severity of BPSD¹ and time-dependence Burden	0.36	0.047*	0.37	0.002*
Time spent on care activities and physical burden	-0.04	0.800	0.40	0.003*
Numbers of family members assisting care and time spent on care activities per day	0.06	0.800	-0.30	0.017*
Numbers of family members assisting care and “Emotional Burden”	-0.13	0.450	-0.40	0.001*

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