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Table 2 Distribution of COVID-19 pandemic-related stressors, overall and by presence of clinically significant anxiety disorder and depressive symptoms among AL caregivers

From: Prevalence and correlates of anxiety and depression in caregivers to assisted living residents during COVID-19: a cross-sectional study

Stressor

Overall (N = 673)

Column % (n)

Clinically Significant Anxiety Disorder

Depressive Symptoms

Present (28.6%; 171/598)

Col % (n)

Absent (71.4%; 427/598)

Col % (n)

Present (38.8%; 240/619)

Col % (n)

Absent (61.2%; 379/619)

Col % (n)

Income Reduction (3 months post Mar 1/20) & Level of Concern

 No

73.4 (494)

69.0 (118)‡

77.1 (329)

65.0 (156)‡

77.6 (294)

 Yes, Not concerned

4.5 (30)

3.5 (6)

4.2 (18)

3.8 (9)

4.8 (18)

 Yes, Somewhat concerned

14.1 (95)

9.9 (17)

15.9 (68)

14.6 (35)

14.8 (56)

 Yes, Very/Extremely concerned

8.0 (54)

17.5 (30)

2.8 (12)

16.7 (40)

2.9 (11)

Change in Employment Status (3 months post Mar 1/20)

 No

84.0 (562)

77.1 (131)†

87.3 (371)

78.2 (187)*

86.2 (325)

 Yes

16.0 (107)

22.9 (39)

12.7 (54)

21.8 (52)

13.8 (52)

Believe home/staff created opportunities to be well-informed / involved in care of resident

 Yes

75.6 (506)

67.7 (115)†

78.8 (335)

68.2 (163)‡

80.6 (304)

 No

24.4 (163)

32.4 (55)

21.2 (90)

31.8 (76)

19.4 (73)

Considered moving resident out of home (3 months post Mar 1/20)

 No

79.3 (532)

69.8 (118)‡

82.2 (351)

68.9 (164)‡

84.7 (321)

 Yes

20.7 (139)

30.2 (51)

17.8 (76)

31.1 (74)

15.3 (58)

Change in caregiver’s concern about resident’s depression (3 months post vs pre-Mar 1/20)

 Remained not concerned/slightly-somewhat concerned

31.6 (210)

17.3 (29)‡

36.3 (154)

18.6 (44)‡

38.3 (144)

 Increased to slightly/somewhat concerned

18.5 (123)

18.5 (31)

18.9 (80)

15.3 (36)

20.7 (78)

 Remained moderately/extremely concerned

12.9 (86)

13.1 (22)

12.7 (54)

15.7 (37)

11.4 (43)

 Increased to moderately concerned

15.0 (100)

18.5 (31)

14.6 (62)

18.6 (44)

13.3 (50)

 Increased to extremely concerned

22.0 (146)

32.7 (55)

17.5 (74)

31.8 (75)

16.2 (61)

  1. * p ≤ 0.05
  2. † p ≤ 0.01
  3. ‡ p ≤ 0.001