Caring Context | Dialysis n = 26 n (%) | Conservative Care n = 37 n (%) | Total n = 63 n (%) | P value |
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Caregivers of care recipient on dialysis |  |  |  | – |
 Facility Hemodialysis | 13 (50%) | – | 13 (21%) |  |
 Home Hemodialysis | 1 (4%) | – | 1 (2%) |  |
 Peritoneal Dialysis | 12 (46%) | – | 12 (19%) |  |
Median age (y) | 76 [70–79] | 76 [68–82] | 76 [68–81] |  |
Age group | Â | Â | Â | 0.62 |
  ≤ 76 years | 15 (58%) | 19 (51%) | 34 (54%) |  |
  > 76 years | 11 (42%) | 18 (49%) | 29 (46%) |  |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | 0.56 |
 Males | 6 (23%) | 11 (30%) | 17 (27%) |  |
 Females | 20 (77%) | 26 (70%) | 46 (73%) |  |
Health System | Â | Â | Â | 0.05* |
 United Kingdom | 9 (35%) | 5 (14%) | 14 (22%) |  |
 Australia | 17 (65%) | 32 (86%) | 49 (78%) |  |
Education | Â | Â | Â | 0.68 |
 Primary school | 5 (19%) | 10 (27%) | 15 (24%) |  |
 Some high school | 7 (27%) | 11 (30%) | 18 (28%) |  |
 Completed high school | 6 (23%) | 7 (19%) | 13 (21%) |  |
 Completed diploma | 3 (12%) | 6 (16%) | 9 (14%) |  |
 Completed university degree | 5 (19%) | 3 (8%) | 8 (13%) |  |
Private health insurance | Â | Â | Â | 0.90 |
 Yes | 17 (65%) | 25 (67%) | 42 (67%) |  |
 No | 8 (31%) | 11 (30%) | 19 (30%) |  |
 Unknown | 1 (4%) | 1 (3%) | 2 (3%) |  |
Care recipient length of kidney disease | Â | Â | Â | 0.006* |
  < 1 year | 2 (8%) | – | 2 (3%) |  |
 1–2 years | 5 (19%) | – | 5 (8%) |  |
  > 2 years | 19 (73%) | 34 (100%) | 53 (88%) |  |
Length of care | Â | Â | Â | 0.23 |
 0–2 years | 7 (28%) | 5 (15%) | 12 (21%) |  |
  > 2 years | 18 (72%) | 28 (85%) | 46 (79%) |  |
Type of relationship | Â | Â | Â | 0.01* |
 Spouse/Partner | 19 (73%) | 20 (63%) | 39 (67%) |  |
 Child | – | 9 (28%) | 9 (16%) |  |
 Sibling | 1 (4%) | – | 1 (1%) |  |
 Other | 6 (23%) | 3 (9%) | 9 (16%) |  |