From: Needs and skills of informal caregivers to care for a dependent person: a cross-sectional study
Women (n = 116) | Men (n = 27) | U | p | |||||
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median | Mean | SD | median | Mean | SD | |||
Feeding | 3.15 | 3.16 | .386 | 3.15 | 3.10 | .345 | 1448.000 | .543 |
Sanitary hygiene | 3.27 | 3.24 | .331 | 3.22 | 3.12 | .275 | 1170.500 | .041 |
Comfort | 3.55 | 3.47 | .406 | 3.45 | 3.36 | .367 | 1247.000 | .100 |
Mobility | 2.88 | 2.87 | .416 | 2.88 | 2.90 | .305 | 1536.000 | .877 |
Transfer | 3.03 | 3.05 | .401 | 3.03 | 2.98 | .268 | 1340.000 | .242 |
Dressing and undressing | 3.34 | 3.36 | .405 | 3.35 | 3.33 | .350 | 1481.000 | .661 |
Medication | 3.30 | 3.26 | .401 | 3.25 | 3.22 | .374 | 1474.000 | .634 |
Management of symptoms | 2.83 | 2.81 | .479 | 2.81 | 2.82 | .447 | 1558.500 | .969 |
Communication | 3.00 | 2.92 | .358 | 2.93 | 3.00 | .471 | 1477.500 | .643 |