|
Age CG (40–88)
|
63.2 (±11.4)
|
73.3 (± 6.8)
|
55.4 (± 7.3)
|
.000
|
|
Female CG (N, %)
|
243 (68%)
|
90 (58%)
|
153 (76%)
|
.001
|
|
Type of care relationship (N, %)
|
|
- Spousal CG
|
154 (43%)
| | | |
|
- Adult-child CG
|
202 (57%)
| | | |
|
Informal support available (N, %)
|
124 (35%)
|
41 (27%)
|
83 (41%)
|
.005
|
|
Institutionalized CR (N, %)
|
140 (39%)
|
14 (9%)
|
126 (62%)
|
.000
|
|
Self-rated health CG (0–3)
|
1.2 (±1.0)
|
.9 (±.9)
|
1.3 (±1.0)
|
.000
|
|
Time investment – hours a weeka
|
|
- Household care tasks (0–84)
|
4.0 (0–12)
|
12.0 (4–21)
|
1.5 (0–4)
|
.000
|
|
- Personal care tasks (0–70)
|
0.0 (0–1)
|
0.0 (0–4)
|
0.0 (0–0)
|
.000
|
|
- Practical care tasks (0–56)
|
2.0 (1–5)
|
3.0 (1–10)
|
2.0 (1–4)
|
.079
|
|
Health situation CR
|
|
- Multimorbidity (0–12)
|
3.4 (± 2.0)
|
3.0 (± 1.8)
|
3.6 (± 2.0)
|
.002
|
|
- Functional limitations (0–15)
|
6.1 (± 4.1)
|
4.9 (± 4.2)
|
7.1 (± 3.9)
|
.000
|
|
- Cognitive functioning (N, %)
|
|
- No problems
|
157 (44%)
|
74 (48%)
|
83 (41%)
|
.040
|
|
- Some problems
|
159 (45%)
|
70 (46%)
|
89 (44%)
|
|
- Severe problems
|
40 (11%)
|
10 (7%)
|
30 (15%)
|
|
Subjective burden
|
|
- Overall subjective burden (0–10)
|
3.9 (±1.7)
|
4.4 (± 1.5)
|
3.6 (± 1.7)
|
.000
|
|
- Fulfilment (a lot)
|
208 (58%)
|
90 (58%)
|
118 (58%)
|
.996
|
|
- Relational problems (some/a lot)
|
126 (35%)
|
57 (37%)
|
69 (34%)
|
.577
|
|
- Mental health problems (some/a lot)
|
149 (42%)
|
77 (50%)
|
72 (36%)
|
.007
|
|
- Daily activities problems (some/a lot)
|
158 (44%)
|
78 (51%)
|
80 (40%)
|
.038
|
|
- Financial problems (some/a lot)
|
22 (6%)
|
13 (8%)
|
9 (5%)
|
.122
|
|
- Perceived social support (some/a lot)
|
229 (64%)
|
89 (58%)
|
140 (69%)
|
.025
|
|
- Physical health problems (some/a lot)
|
177 (50%)
|
98 (64%)
|
79 (39%)
|
.000
|
