Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the study sample (n = 282)
Frequency | Percentage (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Male | 70 | 24.8 |
Female | 212 | 75.2 |
Ethnicity | ||
Chinese | 234 | 83.0 |
Malay | 29 | 10.3 |
Indian & others | 19 | 6.7 |
Education level | ||
Secondary or below (include N/O level) | 120 | 42.6 |
A level, polytechnic and other diploma | 73 | 25.9 |
Degree or above | 89 | 31.6 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 79 | 28.0 |
Married/divorced/widowed | 203 | 72.0 |
Employment status | ||
Unemployed/retired/housewife | 121 | 42.9 |
Employed | 161 | 57.1 |
Relationship to the PWD | ||
Spouse | 43 | 15.3 |
Son | 48 | 17.0 |
Daughter | 156 | 55.3 |
Others | 35 | 12.4 |
Living arrangement | ||
With PWD | 198 | 70.2 |
Separated from PWD | 84 | 29.8 |
Domestic helper | ||
Have | 121 | 42.9 |
Don’t have | 161 | 57.1 |
Received formal support during past month | ||
Yes | 112 | 39.7 |
No | 170 | 60.3 |
Self-rated health | ||
Fair or poor | 113 | 40.1 |
Good or excellent | 169 | 59.9 |
Mean | SD | |
Age (years) | 55.7 | 11.8 |
Weekly caregiving hours | 55.0 | 53.0 |
Caregiving duration (months) | 52.4 | 53.8 |
ADL | 2.4 | 1.9 |
IADL | 5.9 | 1.9 |
MBP | 6.9 | 3.1 |