Determination of Care Burden of Caregivers of Patients with Multiple Sclerosis in Turkey

Table 4

ZCBI mean scores ± SD as a function of level of information about MS and summary of statistical comparisons.

Features	X ± SD	Test and value
Having information about MS
Yes	25.31 ± 9.15
No	25.68 ± 10.26
Having information about MS treatment
Yes	25.21 ± 9.04
No	25.80 ± 10.30
Need information about MS care
Yes	26.03 ± 10.6
No	24.70 ± 7.85
Getting information about MS
Yes	25.83 ± 8.82
No	24.86 ± 10.52
Who did give your information about MS? ()
Healthcare worker	26.13 ± 9.00	MW-U = 65.00
Internet	22.00 ± 5.35
Is your information enough? ()
Yes	25.87 ± 8.18	MW-U = 283.50
No	25.73 ± 10.67
Duration of care given for MS
Less than 1 year	20.64 ± 7.76	KW = 6.79
1–5 years	25.30 ± 8.99
More than 6 years	28.09 ± 10.16
Where did you give MS care?
At hospital	24.00 ± 7.00	KW = 0.21
At home of patients with MS	26.00 ± 11.33
At home of caregivers	24.75 ± 8.87
Both at hospital and at home	25.76 ± 7.56
Duration of care given to the patient
1-2 hours	22.78 ± 7.59
2-3 hours	25.16 ± 10.77	KW = 12.95
3-4 hours	32.23 ± 8.37
4-5 hours	22.50 ± 8.65
All day	29.50 ± 12.39
Do you find enough time spending for care?
Yes	24.95 ± 9.15	MW-U = 77.50
No	36.25 ± 12.14
Which areas do you care?
Psychological	17.25 ± 6.34
Physical	29.28 ± 5.18	KW = 7.72
Psychological, social, and economic	25.94 ± 9.67

NS = not significant.