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Table 2 Comparison of MOVE UP caregiver participants and BRFSS caregiver subsample in Pennsylvania

From: Effectiveness of a behavioral lifestyle intervention on weight management and mobility improvement in older informal caregivers: a secondary data analysis

 

2015 Pennsylvania BRFSS subsample

% (95% Confidence Interval) (n = 752)

MOVE UP sample

N (%) (n = 94)

1. Caregiver Status

 Yes

18.9% (15.6–22.9%)

29 (30.9%)

 No

80.4% (76.5–83.8%)

65 (69.2%)

 Don’t Know/not sure

0.2% (0.0–1.6%)

0 (0.0%)

 Caregiving recipients died in the past

0.3% (0.1–1.0%)

0 (0.0%)

 Refused

0.1% (0.0–0.8%)

0 (0.0%)

2. Care recipients’ relationship with Caregiver

 Parent

21.2% (13.9–30.8%)

9 (31.0%)

 Parent-in-law

7.2% (3.3–15.1%)

0 (0.0%)

 Spouse/Partner

18.0% (11.4–27.1%)

9 (31.0%)

 Sibling or sibling-in-law

12.6% (7.2–21.1%)

4 (13.8%)

 Child

11.5% (5.1–23.8%)

1 (3.5%)

 Grandparents

0.0% (0.0–0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

 Grandchild

0.9% (0.1–6.3%)

0 (0.0%)

 Other relative

12.3% (6.8–21.3%)

3 (10.3%)

 Non-relative/family friend

16.4% (10.4–24.8%)

3 (10.3%)

3. Caregiving history

  < 30 days

13.0% (7.6–21.2%)

1 (3.5%)

 1–6 months

14.6% (8.5–23.9%)

2 (6.9%)

 6 months - 2 year

18.9% (12.0–28.6%)

8 (27.6%)

 2–5 years

24.9% (16.1–36.3%)

7 (24.1%)

  > 5 years

28.7% (19.6–39.9%)

10 (34.5%)

 Don’t Know/ Not Sure

0.0% (0.0–0.0%)

1 (3.5%)

4. Caregiving Work Hours

  ≤ 8 hrs/wk

60.2% (49.6–70.0%)

13 (44.8%)

 9–19 hrs/wk

6.7% (3.5–12.4%)

7 (24.1%)

 20–39 hrs/wk

7.5% (3.5–15.5%)

2 (6.9%)

  ≥ 40 hrs/wk

22.3% (14.5–32.7%)

6 (20.7%)

 Don’t Know/ Not Sure

3.3% (1.0–10.0%)

1 (3.5%)

5. Care recipients’ main health problem

 Arthritis/Rheumatism

4.2% (2.2–7.8%)

4 (13.8%)

 Asthma

0.6% (0.0–4.3%)

0 (0.0%)

 Cancer

9.0% (4.7–16.6%)

3 (10.3%)

 Chronic respiratory conditions

3.5% (1.5–8.1%)

3 (10.3%)

 Dementia and other Cognitive Impairment Disorders

10.8% (5.5–20.2%)

6 (20.7%)

 Developmental Disabilities such as Autism, Down’s Syndrome, and Spina Bifida

4.4% (1.5–12.1%)

0 (0.0%)

 Diabetes

6.2% (1.7–20.3%)

3 (10.3%)

 Heart Disease, Hypertension

10.6% (5.5–19.6%)

0 (0.0%)

 Mental Illnesses

2.0% (0.5–7.6%)

1 (3.5%)

 Other organ failure or diseases such as kidney or liver problem

1.2% (0.2–5.9%)

0 (0.0%)

 Other

46.3% (35.8–57.2%)

7 (24.1%)

 Don’t know/not sure

1.0% (0.1–6.9%)

1 (3.5%)

 Refused

0.2% (0.0–1.6%)

1 (3.5%)

6. Caregiver Provide Personal Care

 Yes

45.6% (35.2–56.5%)

18 (62.1%)

 No

54.4% (43.5–64.8%)

10 (34.5%)

 Don’t know/Not sure

0.0% (0.0–0.0%)

1 (3.5%)

7. Caregiver Provide Household Tasks

 Yes

72.1% (60.3–81.5%)

22 (75.9%)

 No

27.9% (18.5–39.7%)

6 (20.7%)

 Don’t know/Not sure

0.0% (0.0–0.0%)

1 (3.5%)

8. Frequency of Feeling Stressed

 Never

–

5 (17.2%)

 Rarely

–

5 (17.2%)

 Sometimes

–

4 (13.8%)

 Quite frequently

–

6 (20.7%)

 Nearly always

–

8 (27.6%)

 Don’t know/not sure

–

1 (3.5%)