Perceived Caregiver Strain, 3- and 18-Month Poststroke, in a Cohort of Caregivers from the Life after Stroke Trial (LAST)

Table 4

All answers of the Caregiver strain index (CSI) at baseline and 18-month (mo) follow-up in groups divided in age groups 0–79 years and >80 years, with yes/no answers in answer frequencies (n) and percentages (%).

	Baseline	18 mo	Baseline	18 mo
Items (n; %)	Age 0–79 n = 197	Age 0–79 n = 139	Age ≥ 80 n = 72	Age ≥ 80 n = 36
My sleep is disturbed
Yes	29 (15%)	13 (9%)	13 (18%)	7 (19%)
No	168 (85%)	126 (91%)	59 (82%)	29 (81%)
Caregiving is inconvenient
Yes	18 (9%)	5 (4%)	14 (19%)	9 (26%)
No	176 (91%)	130 (96%)	58 (81%)	26 (74%)
Caregiving is a physical strain
Yes	9 (5%)	3 (2%)	3 (4%)	1 (3%)
No	186 (95%)	135 (98%)	66 (96%)	35 (97%)
Caregiving is confining
Yes	46 (24%)	12 (9%)	17 (24%)	11 (31%)
No	149 (76%)	126 (91%)	54 (76%)	25 (69%)
There have been family adjustments
Yes	26 (13%)	10 (7%)	15 (21%)	7 (21%)
No	168 (87%)	128 (93%)	57 (79%)	27 (79%)
There have been changes in personal plans
Yes	50 (26%)	16 (12%)	22 (31%)	10 (28%)
No	145 (74%)	121 (88%)	48 (69%)	26 (72%)
There have been other demands on my time
Yes	34 (17%)	9 (7%)	12 (17%)	3 (8%)
No	162 (83%)	128 (93%)	59 (83%)	33 (92%)
There have been emotional adjustments
Yes	53 (27%)	18 (13%)	16 (24%)	11 (69%)
No	143 (73%)	120 (87%)	52 (76%)	25 (31%)
Caregiving is a financial strain
Yes	9 (5%)	7 (5%)	6 (9%)	35 (100%)
No	188 (95%)	132 (95%)	64 (91%)	—
I feel completely overwhelmed
Yes	59 (30%)	24 (18%)	19 (27%)	7 (20%)
No	137 (70%)	113 (82%)	51 (73%)	28 (80%)