Psychosocial Adjustment of In-Home Caregivers of Family Members with Dementia and Parkinson’s Disease: A Comparative Study

Table 3

Information from dimension III of the PAIS-SR.

Items	Satisfaction (%)				χ^2 test for association
	0	1	2	3	value
General relations with partner and other cohabitants
Relationship with partner					0.07
Caregivers of PWD	58.3	27.8	9.7	4.2
Caregivers of PWP	74.7	20.5	4.8	0.0
Relationship with other cohabitants					0.24
Caregivers of PWD	63.6	25.8	6.1	4.5
Caregivers of PWP	75.9	21.7	1.2	1.2
Communication with partner and other cohabitants					<0.00001
Caregivers of PWD	41.9	28.4	12.2	17.6
Caregivers of PWP	85.5	9.6	3.6	1.2
Work and domestic duties
Influence of disease on work and domestic duties					<0.00001
Caregivers of PWD	0.0	40.5	29.7	29.7
Caregivers of PWP	43.4	38.6	13.3	4.8
Problems with household chores					<0.00001
Caregivers of PWD	8.1	27.0	39.2	25.7
Caregivers of PWP	74.7	10.8	7.2	7.2
Need help					<0.00001
Caregivers of PWD	23.0	18.9	37.8	20.3
Caregivers of PWP	67.5	13.3	12.0	7.2
Economic and health status
New physical illness					0.005
Caregivers of PWD	44.6	14.9	20.3	20.3
Caregivers of PWP	50.6	27.7	18.1	7.2
Economic difficulties					<0.00001
Caregivers of WD	28.8	42.5	23.3	2.4
Caregivers of PWP	90.4	4.8	2.4	2.4

0, very satisfied; 1, satisfied; 2, dissatisfied; 3, very dissatisfied.