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Table 4 Association between psychiatric morbidity in dementia caregivers and their sociodemographic and clinical variables

From: Prevalence and correlates of psychiatric morbidity in Egyptian sample of dementia patients’ caregivers: a comparative descriptive study

Caregiver/patient variables

Anxiety disorders

Major depressive disorders

Anxiety with co-morbid depression

No psychiatric morbidity

F/χ2*

P value

Age of caregiver (years)

49.8 ± 10.2

48 ± 5.8

47.7 ± 3.51

48.5 ± 5.5

0.104

0.9

Sex of caregiver

      

 Female

9 (81.8%)

7 (100.0%)

3 (100.0%)

3 (75.0%)

2.402

0.493

 Male

2 (18.2%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (25.0%)

Relation to patient

      

 Daughter

7 (63.6%)

6 (85.7%)

3 (100.0%)

3 (75.0%)

5.291

0.808

 Husband

1 (9.1%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

 Son

1 (9.1%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (25.0%)

 Wife

2 (18.2%)

1 (14.3%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

Education of caregiver

      

 College

2 (18.2%)

2 (28.6%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

9.560

0.655

 Diploma

3 (27.3%)

3 (42.9%)

2 (66.7%)

2 (50.0%)

 Illiterate

4 (36.4%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (33.3%)

1 (25.0%)

 Preparatory

0 (0.0%)

1 (14.3%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (25.0%)

 Primary

2 (18.2%)

1 (14.3%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

Occupation of caregiver

      

 Not

9 (81.8%)

6 (85.7%)

2 (66.7%)

3 (75.0%)

0.561

0.905

 Working

2 (18.2%)

1 (14.3%)

1 (33.3%)

1 (25.0%)

Income

      

 From 1000 to 3000

3 (27.3%)

5 (71.4%)

1 (33.3%)

3 (75.0%)

5.569

0.473

 Less than 1000

7 (63.6%)

2 (28.6%)

2 (66.7%)

1 (25.0%)

 More than 1000

1 (9.1%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

Hours of caring

9.55 ± 4.44

17.57 ± 5.44

14.00 ± 2.00

9.50 ± 3.42

5.332

0.007**

Years of caring

3.55 ± 0.9

5.43 ± 1.9

6.67 ± 3.06

3.75 ± 2.2

3.442

0.035*

GHQ of caregiver

15.2 ± 3.8

19.86 ± 3.13

23.67 ± 5.86

12.00 ± 0.8

8.315

0.001**

ZBI of caregiver

25.6 ± 5.5

44.9 ± 12.4

52.3 ± 13.9

20 ± 2.6

14.730

<0.001**

ADL/IADL of patient

17.18 ± 3.09

21.43 ± 2.51

23.00 ± 3.6

16.50 ± 4.80

4.617

0.012*

BPSD of patient

      

 Negative

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

2 (50.0%)

11.413

0.01*

 Positive

11 (100.0%)

7 (100.0%)

3 (100.0%)

2 (50.0%)

MMSE of patient

12.27 ± 3.61

10.86 ± 2.41

10.33 ± 2.08

14.3 ± 4.1

5.133

0.008**

Age of patient (years)

75.27 ± 5.69

82.29 ± 2.75

82.33 ± 6.43

61.8 ± 32.1

2.388

0.098

Sex of patient

      

 Female

7 (63.6%)

7 (100.0%)

3 (100.0%)

2 (50.0%)

5.562

0.135

 Male

4 (36.4%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

2 (50.0%)

  1. ZBI Zarit Burden Interview, GHQ General Health Questionnaire, ADL activities of daily living, IADL instrumental activities of daily living, BPSD behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia, MMSE Mini-Mental State Examination
  2. *significant statistical difference
  3. **Highly significant statistical difference