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Table 4 Comparing proportions of abusive episodes committed by ICGs across ICG characteristics

From: Abusive episodes among home-dwelling persons with dementia and their informal caregivers: a cross-sectional Norwegian study

Subtype of abuse

Psychological, n (%)

Physical, n (%)

Overall, n (%)

 

No abuse

Abuse

Pa

No abuse

Abuse

Pa

No abuse

Abuse

Pa

ICG characteristics

Gender

 Female

124 (35.0)

230 (65.0)

0.320

323 (91.2)

31 (8.8)

0.422

109 (32.2)

229 (67.8)

0.355

 Male

66 (39.5)

101 (60.5)

 

146 (89.0)

18 (11.0)

 

59 (36.4)

103 (63.6)

 

Education

 Primary school

23 (44.2)

29 (55.8)

0.233

51 (100.0)

0 (0.0)

0.044b

22 (44.0)

28 (56.0)

0.164

 High school

52 (42.3)

71 (57.7)

 

113 (90.4)

12 (9.6)

 

46 (39.0)

72 (61.0)

 

 Vocational school

45 (36.0)

80 (64.0)

 

105 (88.2)

14 (11.8)

 

38 (32.8)

78 (67.2)

 

 University/college ≤4y

39 (34.2)

75 (65.8)

 

106 (92.2)

9 (7.8)

 

35 (31.3)

77 (68.8)

 

 University/college >4y

32 (29.6)

76 (70.4)

 

95 (87.2)

14 (12.8)

 

28 (26.7)

77 (73.3)

 

Relationship with PWD

 Spouse/cohabitant/partner

83 (25.2)

246 (74.8)

0.000

274 (85.1)

48 (14.9)

0.000b

71 (22.8)

240 (77.2)

0.000

 Child

93 (54.4)

78 (45.6)

 

170 (99.4)

1 (0.6)

 

82 (50.0)

82 (50.0)

 

 Other

16 (64.0)

9 (36.0)

 

24 (100.0)

0 (0.0)

 

15 (62.5)

9 (37.5)

 
  1. aPearson’s chi-squared test, exception: bFisher’s exact test