Research Article

Fatigue and Mental Status of Caregivers of Severely Chronically Ill Patients

Table 2

Correlation between MFI-K and other factors.

MFI-K total scoresGeneral/physical fatigueMental fatigue
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Caregiver age0.0490.6310.1850.0650.346<0.001
Patient age0.436<0.001−0.1710.0890.1000.323
Patient’s disease duration0.1930.0550.2840.0040.1690.094
BMI−0.1270.207−0.0740.465−0.0760.452
Sleep duration−0.0260.794−0.1710.0900.0280.782
ESS total scores0.346<0.0010.2700.0070.431<0.001
HADS-anxiety score0.509<0.0010.547<0.0010.489<0.001
HADS-depression score0.576<0.0010.529<0.0010.526<0.001
MFI-K total scores10.768<0.0010.881<0.001
General/physical fatigue0.768<0.00110.563<0.001
Mental fatigue0.881<0.0010.563<0.0011
Reduced activities0.719<0.0010.3270.0010.514<0.001
Motivation0.829<0.0010.489<0.0010.665<0.001

values were obtained by Pearson’s correlation analysis.