Research Article
Changes in Caregivers Lifestyle after Severe Acquired Brain Injury: A Preliminary Investigation
Table 4
Caregivers who modified their habits or leisure activities after the sABI: comparison between primary and secondary caregivers.
| Leisure activities items | Primary Caregivers | Secondary Caregivers | Test | p |
| Attending friends | 191 | 55 | χ2 = 2.1383 | ns | (73.7%) | (65.5%) | Attending meeting places (e.g. restaurant, bar, shopping centre, sport club, etc.) | 174 | 46 | χ2 = 7.9014 | p<0.01 | (72.8%) | (56.1%) | Reading books/newspapers | 132 | 39 | χ2 = 0.2904 | ns | (50.4%) | (47.0%) | Watching TV/listening to the radio | 159 | 42 | χ2 = 2.6361 | ns | (60.7%) | (50.6%) | Walking or riding bike | 155 | 41 | χ2 = 2.2197 | ns | (62.7%) | (53.2%) | Having hobbies o interests | 178 | 47 | χ2 = 4.0911 | p<0.05 | (71.2%) | (59.5%) | Going to the cinema/theatre | 159 | 45 | χ2 = 2.0915 | ns | (66.0%) | (57.0%) |
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