Research Article

Changes in Caregivers Lifestyle after Severe Acquired Brain Injury: A Preliminary Investigation

Table 2

Socio-demographic characteristics and clinical data of the sABI patients.

Characteristics and clinical dataInpatientsOutpatientsTestP

Mean age (years)44.934.5t = 2.1551p<0.05

Gender
 Male10111χ2 = 4.5380p<0.05
(54.3%)(84.6%)
 Female852
(45.7%)(15.4%)

Chronicity (days)111.7421.5t = -9.5264p<0.01

Aetiology
 TBI678χ2 = 3.3983n.s.
(35.7%)(61.5%)
 non-TBI773
(41.6%)(23.1%)
 Other422
(22.7%)(15.4%)