Table 2 Relationship between demographic characteristics and care burden in caregivers of hemodialysis
From: The relationship between care burden and quality of life in caregivers of hemodialysis patients
Quantitative variables | M ± SD | T | B | P* |
Patient age | 58.6 ± 15 | −1.096 | −.070 | 0.274 |
Caregiver age | 42 ± 15 | 2.760 | .178 | 0.006 |
Hemodialysis duration (years) | 4.12 ± 3.74 | −.046 | −.003 | 0.963 |
Qualitative variables | M ± SD | df | F | P** |
Patient gender | ||||
Male | 65.5 ± 18.07 | 1 | 0.459 | 0.499 |
Female | 63.85 ± 19.89 | |||
Caregiver gender | ||||
Male | 64.34 ± 18.60 | 1 | 0.109 | 0.741 |
Female | 65.20 ± 19.19 | |||
Monthly income (Dollar) | ||||
< 100 | 67.32 ± 18.44 | 2 | 1.727 | 0.18 |
101–200 | 63.68 ± 18.76 | |||
> 201 | 61.44 ± 20.94 | |||
Caregiver education | ||||
Under Diploma (less than 12th grade) | 69.00 ± 18.72 | 2 | 4.152 | 0.007 |
Diploma (12th grade) | 61.77 ± 18.94 | |||
College Education | 59.14 ± 17.57 | |||
Caregiver job | ||||
Housewife | 65.56 ± 19.73 | 4 | 1.915 | 0.1 |
Self-Employed | 59.85 ± 16.05 | |||
Employee | 65.85 ± 20.81 | |||
University Student | 58.12 ± 17.70 | |||
Unemployed | 71.07 ± 17.75 | |||
Caregiver marriage status | ||||
Single | 63.26 ± 16.50 | 1 | 0.615 | 0.6 |
Married | 65.77 ± 20.43 | |||
Patient care ability | ||||
High | 48.04 ± 17.44 | 2 | 19.682 | 0.0001 |
Medium | 58.35 ± 16.81 | |||
Low | 72.72 ± 16.74 | |||
Having other chronic diseases | ||||
Cardiovascular | 61.60 ± 17.71 | 2 | 9.019 | 0.003 |
Diabetes | 67.99 ± 18.81 | |||
Others | 73.50 ± 17.11 | |||