From: Health and frailty among older spousal caregivers: an observational cohort study in Belgium
 | Baseline | Follow-up | P-value |
---|---|---|---|
Caregiver | N = 78 | N = 78 |  |
 Sex, female, n (%) | 42 (53.8) | 42 (53.8) |  |
 Age, years, median [P25-P75] | 80.0 [77.0–85.0] | 81.0 [78.0–86.0] |  |
 Risk of depressiona, n (%) | 25 (32.1) | 23 (29.5) | 0.84 |
 Use of anti-depressive medication, n (%) | 20 (25.6) | 21 (26.9) | 1.00 |
 Use of anxiolytic medication, n (%) | 20 (25.6) | 30 (38.5) | 0.03 |
 Burdenb, median [P25-P75] | 33.0 [23.3–42.8] | 29.0 [22.5–39.0] | 0.72 |
 High self-esteem c, n (%) | 36 (70.6) | 38 (74.5) | 0.66 |
 Number of medications, median [P25-P75] | 3.0 [2.0–5.0] | 4.5 [2.0–7.0] | < 0.01 |
 SPPBd, median [P25-P75] | 9.0[6.0–10.3] | 9.0 [7.0–10.3] | 0.55 |
 Frailty (Fried), median [P25-P75] | 1.0[0.0–2.0] | 1.0 [1.0–2.0] | 0.02 |
 Nutrition (MNAd), median [P25-P75] | 12.0 [10.0–14.0] | 12 [10.8–13.3] | 0.38 |
 Cognitione, n (%) | 40 (51.3) | 48 (61.5) | 0.14 |
Care-receiver | N = 51 | N = 51 |  |
 Katz index-24, median [P25-P75] | 14 [8.0–17.0] | 14 [8.5–18.0] | < 0.01 |
 Global deterioration scale, median [P25-P75] | 4 [3–5] | 4 [3–5] | < 0.01 |
 Neuropsychiatric Index, median [P25-P75] | 13 [8–23] | 19 [11–24] | 0.01 |