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Table 3 Perception of PIC regarding the help provided

From: Profile and needs of primary informal caregivers of older patients in Belgian geriatric day hospitals: a multicentric cross-sectional study

Characteristics

n

Total group (n = 475)

Adult children (n = 255)

Spouses (n = 145)

p-value

Satisfaction in caring for care recipient

442

367 (83)

188 (81)

117 (86)

0.191

Self-rated Health

456

   

0.385

 Poorer

 

93 (20)

52 (21)

26 (19)

 As good

 

310 (68)

166 (68)

89 (65)

 Better

 

53 (12)

26 (11)

21 (15)

 

Having time for him/herself

439

   

0.001

 Never

 

52 (12)

21 (9)

24 (19)

 Insufficient

 

176 (40)

96 (40)

58 (46)

 Enough

 

211 (48)

126 (52)

44 (35)

Difficulty to take leisure time

441

158 (36)

91 (38)

43 (33)

0.367

Interruption of activity during the day

427

   

<  0.001

 Never

 

233 (55)

139 (59)

53 (42)

 Several times a week

 

120 (28)

71 (30)

29 (23)

 Every day

 

44 (10)

17 (7)

24 (19)

 Several times a day

 

30 (7)

10 (4)

19 (15)

Disturbance at night

413

   

<  0.001

 Never

 

332 (81)

193 (85)

80 (69)

 

 Several times a week

 

63 (15)

30 (13)

25 (22)

 Every night

 

11 (3)

1 (0.5)

7 (6)

 Several times at night

 

6 (2)

2 (1)

4 (3)

Wish to place the proxy in a nursing home

431

73 (17)

49 (22)

14 (10)

0.004

Zarit Burden Index – 12 items

451

10 [5–18]

11 [6–19]

11 [4–19]

0.677

  1. PIC Primary Informal Caregivers. Results are expressed in median [IQR] and n (%)