Table 1 Characteristics of the Caregivers
From: Factors associated with family caregiver burden among frail older persons with multimorbidity
Characteristics of the caregivers | N (%) | Burden Perceived N(%) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, yrs | |||
 Median (IQR) | 62.0 (52.0–70.0) |  | 0.382 |
Gender | |||
 Male | 66 (35.1) | 48(72.7) | 0.585 |
 Female | 122 (64.9) | 87(71.1) |  |
Ethnicity | |||
 Chinese | 158 (84.0) | 118(74.7) | 0.117 |
 Non-Chinese | 30 (16.0) | 16 (53.3) |  |
Marital Status | |||
 Married | 132 (70.2) | 99(75.0) | 0.667 |
 Not Married | 56 (29.8) | 39(69.6) |  |
Main work status, over the last 12 months | |||
 Working | 102 (54.3) | 74(72.5) | 0.222 |
 Not working | 86 (45.7) | 57(66.3) |  |
Relationship with care recipient | |||
 Child | 112 (59.6) | 80(71.4) |  |
 Spouse | 50 (26.6) | 35(70.0) | 0.702 |
 Others | 26 (13.8) | 8(30.8) |  |
Number of chronic conditions | |||
 No chronic conditions | 65 (34.6) | 46(70.8) |  |
 1 or 2 conditions | 89 (47.3) | 61(68.5) | 0.305 |
 3 or more conditions | 34 (18.1) | 29(85.3) |  |
Presence of Alternative Caregivers | |||
 Yes | 115 (61.2) | 84(73.0) | 0.637 |
 No | 73 (38.8) | 51(69.8) |  |
Duration of Caregiving, yrs | |||
 Median (IQR) | 5.0 (3.0–10.0) |  | 0.896 |
Time Spent Caregiving per week, hrs | |||
 Median (IQR) | 20.0 (12.0–30.0) |  | 0.014 |
Zarit Burden Index | |||
 Median (IQR) | 15.0 (9.0–22.0) |  |  |
 No burden perceived | 53 (28.2) |  |  |
 Burden perceived (ZBI 12 score ≥ 10) | 135 (71.8) |  |  |