Table 2 Baseline characteristics of caregivers across the 4 intervention groups
Variables | FDI group | EWI group | FDI + EWI group | Control group | P-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (year) | 38.96 ± 11.45 | 37.78 ± 9.61 | 40.24 ± 11.93 | 38.30 ± 10.26 | 0.69 |
 ≥ 35 years (%) | 66.0 | 56.0 | 70.0 | 56.0 | 0.35 |
Female (%) | 52.0 | 62.0 | 80.0 | 58.0 | 0.02 |
Married (%) | 72.0 | 72.0 | 76.0 | 80.0 | 0.75 |
Relative to patient | 0.17 | ||||
 Children | 58.0 | 48.0 | 44.0 | 56.0 |  |
 Brother/sister | 16.0 | 20.0 | 8.0 | 20.0 |  |
 Parents | 18.0 | 14.0 | 20.0 | 14.0 |  |
 Other | 8.0 | 18.0 | 28.0 | 10.0 |  |
University educated (%) | 44.0 | 36.0 | 26.0 | 30.0 | 0.25 |
Occupation (jobless) (%) | 56.0 | 70.0 | 70.0 | 64.0 | 0.40 |
Economic status (weak) (%) | 14.0 | 24.0 | 22.0 | 28.0 | 0.71 |
Urban (%) | 82.0 | 86.0 | 86.0 | 82.0 | 0.89 |
Diabetes/HTN (%) | 10.0 | 12.0 | 22.0 | 18.0 | 0.32 |
Living with patient (%) | 62.0 | 68.0 | 72.0 | 58.0 | 0.44 |
Time spending for patient (> 8 h) | 96.0 | 96.0 | 96.0 | 88.0 | 0.50 |