Table 2 Characteristics of population in precarious and non-precarious caregivers (n = 111)
Variables | N. of data available | Whole population (n = 111) | Non-precarious caregivers (n = 70) (a) | Precarious caregivers (n = 20) (a) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sociodemographic characteristics | |||||
 Age (years) | 111 | 59 [9] | 60 [8] | 55 [11.5] | 0.021 |
 Female gender | 111 | 87 (78.4) | 56 (80) | 13 (65) | 0.23 |
 Educational level: | 111 |  |  |  | <  10−3 |
  Primary |  | 19 (17.1) | 8 (11.4) | 8 (40) |  |
  Secondary |  | 25 (22.5) | 13 (18.6) | 7 (35) |  |
  Tertiary |  | 67 (60.4) | 49 (70) | 5 (25) |  |
 Professional situation: | 111 |  |  |  | <  10−3 |
  Active |  | 69 (62.2) | 42 (60) | 13 (65) |  |
  Inactive |  | 12 (10.8) | 4 (5.7) | 7 (35) |  |
  Retired |  | 30 (27) | 24 (34.3) | 0 (0) |  |
 Socio-professional category (current or past): | 110 |  |  |  | 0.024 |
  High profession |  | 31 (28.2) | 22 (31.4) | 2 (10) |  |
  Intermediate profession |  | 71 (64.6) | 44 (62.9) | 15 (75) |  |
  Trader, craftsman or farmer |  | 4 (3.6) | 3 (4.3) | 0 (0) |  |
  Worker |  | 4 (3.6) | 1 (1.4) | 3 (15) |  |
 Civil status: |  |  |  |  | <  10−3 |
  Couple | 110 | 71 (64.6) | 52 (74.3) | 6 (30) |  |
  Single | 110 | 39 (35.5) | 18 (25.7) | 14 (70) |  |
 Financial difficulties for needs (food, rent or charges) | 106 | 16 (15.1) | 4 (5.7) | 10 (50) | <  10−3 |
 Homeowner | 108 | 88 (81.5) | 68 (97.1) | 5 (25) | <  10−9 |
 Leisure within the year (sport, show or vacation) | 110 | 101 (91.8) | 70 (100) | 11 (55) | <  10−6 |
 Epices score (a) | 90 | 9.8 [25.7] | 6.8 [11.8] | 48.5 [15.2] | <  10−9 |
Caregiving characteristics | |||||
 Relationship to care recipient | 101 |  |  |  | 0.174 |
  Parent |  | 72 (71.3) | 43 (65.2) | 16 (84.2) |  |
  Child |  | 10 (9.9) | 9 (13.6) | 0 (0) |  |
  Spouse |  | 7 (6.9) | 4 (6.1) | 2 (10.5) |  |
  Other |  | 12 (11.9) | 10 (15.2) | 1 (5.3) |  |
 Care recipient with neurological disease | 100 | 59 (59) | 33 (50.8) | 15 (79) | 0.036 |
CRA questionnaire scores for the five dimensions: | |||||
 Caregiver’s self-esteem problems | 60 | 18 [6] | 18 [5.5] | 14.5 [8] | 0.62 |
 Lack of family support | 58 | 13.5 [8] | 11.5 [6.8] | 17 [7] | 0.050 |
 Financial problems | 56 | 7 [5] | 6 [2.5] | 8.5 [4] | 0.06 |
 Disrupted schedule | 60 | 15 [8] | 12.5 [7.8] | 15 [7.3] | 0.09 |
 Health problems | 58 | 10 [4.8] | 10 [4.5] | 9.5 [6.8] | 0.57 |
Health characteristics | |||||
 Frailty index | 111 | 0.22 ± 0.08 | 0.21 ± 0.07 | 0.26 ± 0.11 | 0.015 |
 Frailty index in class: | 111 |  |  |  | 0.007 |
  Not frail |  | 68 (61.3) | 49 (70) | 7 (35) |  |
  Frail |  | 40 (36) | 20 (28.6) | 11 (55) |  |
  Severely frail |  | 3 (2.7) | 1 (1.4) | 2 (10) |  |
 Perceived health VAS | 110 | 75 [10] | 75 [10] | 60 [22.5] | 0.001 |
 Financial assistance for long-term illness | 100 | 21 (21) | 12 (18.2) | 6 (31.6) | 0.22 |
 Smoking status: | 110 |  |  |  | 0.005 |
  Never smoker |  | 53 (48.2) | 38 (54.3) | 5 (25) |  |
  Former smoker |  | 46 (41.8) | 28 (40) | 9 (45) |  |
  Current smoker |  | 11 (10) | 4 (5.7) | 6 (30) |  |
 AUDIT questionnaire for alcohol misuse: | 105 |  |  |  | 0.55 |
  No misuse |  | 97 (92.4) | 63 (94) | 18 (90) |  |
  Harmful drinking |  | 5 (4.8) | 3 (4.5) | 1 (5) |  |
  Alcohol dependence |  | 3 (2.9) | 1 (1.5) | 1 (5) |  |
 General practitioner consulted within the year | 110 | 109 (99.1) | 69 (98.6) | 20 (100) | > 0.99 |
 Mammography screening within two years | 81 | 68 (84) | 47 (87) | 7 (63.6) | 0.08 |
 Cervical smear screening within three years | 80 | 60 (75) | 42 (79.3) | 7 (58.3) | 0.15 |
 Colorectal cancer screening within two years | 95 | 40 (42.1) | 25 (41) | 10 (58.8) | 0.27 |