The Contribution of a “Supportive Community” Program for Older Persons in Israel to Their Offspring Who Are Primary Caregivers

Table 1

Study sample.

Variable	Characteristic	Offspring of supportive community members ()		Offspring of not supportive community members ()
		(%)	M	(%)	M
Age (average, SD)			51.2, 7.319		50.1, 11.079		.664
Gender	Men	19 (34.5)		16 (25.0)		1.298
	Women	36 (65.5)		48 (75.0)
Marital status	Married	39 (70.9)		48 (75.0)		.252
	Unmarried	16 (29.1)		16 (25.0)
Years of education			13.4, 3.035		14.7, 2.561		2.39
Level of religiosity	Secular	24 (43.6)		34 (53.1)		1.866
	Traditional	21 (38.2)		17 (26.6)
	Religious	10 (18.2)		13 (20.3)
Employment status	Employed	46 (83.6)		59 (92.2)		2.084
	Unemployed	9 (16.4)		5 (7.8)
Income	Below average	17 (30.9)		24 (37.5)		4.844
	Average	25 (45.5)		17 (26.6)
	Above average	13 (23.6)		23 (35.9)
Functional status of the parent	Independent	17 (30.9)		30 (46.9)		8.754
	Frail	31 (56.4)		19 (29.7)
	Dependent	7 (12.7)		15 (23.4)
Number of days of caregiving per week	Every day	6 (10.9)		12 (18.7)		3.021
	Several days a week	24 (43.6)		19 (29.7)
	Once a week	25 (45.5)		33 (51.6)
Number of years of caregiving	Up to one year	14 (25.4)		22 (34.4)		2.163
	2-3 years	15 (27.3)		11 (17.2)
	Above 3 years	26 (47.3)		31 (48.4)
Sharing in caregiving	Alone	19 (34.5)		17 (26.6)		1.147
	With family member	36 (65.5)		47 (73.4)
Receiving homecare services under Long Term Insurance Law	Yes	26 (47.3)		21 (32.8)		2.588
	No	29 (52.7)		43 (67.2)

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