Research Article
Caregiver Stigma and Burden in Memory Disorders: An Evaluation of the Effects of Caregiver Type and Gender
Table 1
Caregiver characteristics by caregiver type.
| | | Spousal caregivers | Adult child caregivers | value | | ( = 59) | ( = 23) |
| | Caregiver age, mean (SD) | 76.6 (7.9) | 56.3 (7.0) | <.001 | | Caregiver gender, (%) | | | | | Male | 21 (35.6) | 3 (13.0) | .044 | | Female | 38 (64.4) | 20 (87.0) | | | Caregiver years of education, mean (SD) | 16.0 (2.9) | 16.2 (3.2) | .803 | | Live with person with dementia, (%) | | | | | Yes | 52 (88.1) | 6 (26.1) | <.001 | | No | 7 (11.9) | 17 (73.9) | | | Diagnosis of patient, (%) | | | | | Alzheimer’s | 27 (45.8) | 8 (34.8) | .143 | | “Dementia” | 26 (44.1) | 12 (52.2) | | | Not diagnosed, or other | 5 (8.5) | 3 (13.0) | | | Missing | 1 (1.7) | 0 (0.0) | | | Years since symptoms first noticed in patient, mean (SD) | 5.9 (3.7) | 5.3 (3.2) | .554 | | Years since diagnosis in patient, mean (SD) () | 3.8 (2.6) | 4.0 (2.2) | .744 |
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value is based on independent -test.
value is based on Chi-square test.
value is based on Fisher’s exact test.
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