Research Article

Caregiver Stigma and Burden in Memory Disorders: An Evaluation of the Effects of Caregiver Type and Gender

Table 2

Caregiver stigma and burden, by caregiver type and gender.

Measure All caregivers ( = 82)By caregiver typeBy caregiver gender
Spousal caregivers
()
Adult child caregivers
()
valueaFemale caregivers
()
Male caregivers
()
valuea

FS-ADS-C (M (SD))20.5 (4.9)19.6 (4.2)22.7 (6.0).03421.7 (5.1)17.7 (3.1)<.001
ZBI (M (SD))17.7 (9.3)16.0 (8.7)21.9 (9.8).01019.4 (9.3)13.5 (8.0).009

value is based on independent -test for continuous variables.