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Table 1 Baseline study population characteristics
| All caregivers (N = 356) | Spousal caregivers (N = 154) | Adult-child caregivers (N = 202) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (± SD)/N (%) | Mean (± SD)/N (%) | Mean (± SD)/N (%) | p | |
| 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 |
