Research Article
Mediational Model of Multiple Sclerosis Impairments, Family Needs, and Caregiver Mental Health in Guadalajara, Mexico
Table 1
Characteristics of MS caregivers (
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| | Demographic variable | Value |
| | Age, years, mean (SD) | 43.37 (15.32) | | Sex, % | | Female () | 66.7% | | Male () | 33.3% | | Years of education, mean (SD) | 11.74 (4.42) | | Marital status, % | | Married or partnered () | 67.9% | | Single () | 23.5% | | Widowed () | 4.9% | | Divorced or separated () | 3.7% | | Relationship to individual with MS, % | | Parent () | 45.7% | | Spouse/romantic partner () | 32.1% | | Sibling () | 12.3% | | Child () | 6.2% | | Friend () | 1.2% | | Professional caregiver () | 1.2% | | Other () | 1.2% | | Duration of caregiving | | Number of months, mean (SD) | 52.31 (59.29) | | Hours per week of care, mean (SD) | 70.96 (60.66) | | Current occupation, % | | Homemaker () | 30.9% | | Full-time employment () | 25.9% | | Part-time employment () | 23.5% | | Student () | 8.6% | | Unemployed () | 4.9% | | Retired () | 3.7% | | Other () | 2.5% | | Monthly household income, % | | Less than minimum wage () | 1.2% | | Minimum wage () | 7.4% | | 1-2 times minimum wage () | 13.6% | | 2-3 times minimum wage () | 12.3% | | 3-4 times minimum wage () | 8.6% | | 4-5 times minimum wage () | 13.6% | | More than 5 times minimum wage () | 43.2% |
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