Table 3 Caregiving activity involvement of parent and spouse caregivers
Variables | Kinship types N (%)/ Median (IQR) | Z/χ2 | P* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Spouse(n = 113) | Parent(n = 151) | ||||
Daily activities | No | 103 (39.02) | 45 (39.82) | 58 (38.41) | Â | Â |
Yes | 161 (60.98) | 68 (60.18) | 93 (61.59) | 0.0542 | 0.816 | |
Frequency | 3 (0–4) | 3 (0–4) | 4 (0–4) | −0.671 | 0.502 | |
Medicine management | No | 70 (26.52) | 28 (24.78) | 42 (27.81) | Â | Â |
Yes | 194 (73.48) | 85 (75.22) | 109 (72.19) | 0.306 | 0.580 | |
Frequency | 4 (0–4) | 4 (0–4) | 4 (0–4) | 0.330 | 0.742 | |
Hospital visit | No | 78 (29.55) | 33 (29.20) | 45 (29.80) | Â | Â |
Yes | 186 (70.45) | 80 (70.80) | 106 (70.20) | 0.0111 | 0.916 | |
Frequency | 4 (0–4) | 4 (0–4) | 4 (0–4) | 0.187 | 0.851 | |
Financial help | No | 104 (39.39) | 40 (35.40) | 64 (42.38) | Â | Â |
Yes | 160 (60.61) | 73 (64.60) | 87 (57.62) | 1.321 | 0.250 | |
Frequency | 4 (0–4) | 4 (0–4) | 3 (0–4) | 1.042 | 0.298 | |