Table 4 Baseline responses to the study questionnaires: patients’ caregivers
Parameter | Arm A | Arm B | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
(Male patients) | (Female patients) | |||
(N = 229) | (N = 104) | |||
n | % | n | % | |
Relationship to the patient | ||||
Parents | 23 | 10 | 25 | 24 |
Partner | 141 | 62 | 45 | 43 |
Brother/sister | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Other family member | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
No relative | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
Missing | 45 | 19 | 21 | 20 |
Work situation of the relativea | ||||
Retired | 55 | 24 | 26 | 25 |
Self-employed | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
Employed | 39 | 17 | 35 | 33 |
Unemployment benefits | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Home-maker | 44 | 19 | 2 | 2 |
No income | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Missing | 63 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Changes in working hoursb | ||||
No | 38 | 17 | 25 | 24 |
Change in the schedule | 17 | 7 | 12 | 12 |
Reduced | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
Stop working | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Missing | 166 | 72 | 59 | 57 |
Caregiving burden (Zarit scale)c | ||||
No burden | 116 | 51 | 54 | 52 |
Slight burden | 19 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Intense burden | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Missing | 84 | 37 | 39 | 37 |