Table 4 Relation between caregiver stress and patients’ characteristics

Age

Mean ± SD

72.47 ± 8.11

73.48 ± 8.15

0.443

0.659

NS

Range

60–88

60–87

Sex

Male

2 (13.3%)

34 (39.5%)

3.823

0.051

NS

Female

13 (86.7%)

52 (60.5%)

LOS

Median (IQR)

16 (7–18)

13 (8–21)

0.234

0.815

NS

Range

5–50

2–68

Child no

Median (IQR)

3 (2–4)

4 (3–5)

0.881

0.379

NS

Range

0–7

0–10

Education level

Low

14 (93.3%)

64 (74.4%)

3.045

0.218

NS

Moderate

0 (0.0%)

13 (15.1%)

High

1 (6.7%)

9 (10.5%)

Marital status

Single

0 (0.0%)

2 (2.3%)

0.749

0.862

NS

Married

8 (53.3%)

39 (45.3%)

Widow

7 (46.7%)

44 (51.2%)

Divorced

0 (0.0%)

1 (1.2%)

Smoking

Yes

0 (0.0%)

9 (10.5%)

3.040

0.219

NS

No

14 (93.3%)

63 (73.3%)

Ex-smoker

1 (6.7%)

14 (16.3%)

COPD

Yes

1 (6.7%)

16 (18.6%)

1.300

0.254

NS

No

14 (93.3%)

70 (81.4%)

BA

Yes

2 (13.3%)

6 (7.0%)

0.708

0.400

NS

No

13 (86.7%)

80 (93.0%)

Infections

Yes

6 (40.0%)

44 (51.2%)

0.637

0.425

NS

No

9 (60.0%)

42 (48.8%)

DM

Yes

9 (60.0%)

37 (43.0%)

1.484

0.223

NS

No

6 (40.0%)

49 (57.0%)

Neurological

Yes

3 (20.0%)

31 (36.0%)

1.473

0.225

NS

No

12 (80.0%)

55 (64.0%)

Dementia

Yes

4 (26.7%)

39 (45.3%)

1.823

0.177

NS

No

11 (73.3%)

47 (54.7%)

HF

Yes

3 (20.0%)

15 (17.4%)

0.057

0.811

NS

No

12 (80.0%)

71 (82.6%)

CLD

Yes

4 (26.7%)

12 (14.0%)

1.548

0.213

NS

No

11 (73.3%)

74 (86.0%)

Thyroid dis

Yes

1 (6.7%)

5 (5.8%)

0.017

0.897

NS

No

14 (93.3%)

81 (94.2%)

HTN

Yes

11 (73.3%)

53 (61.6%)

0.754

0.385

NS

No

4 (26.7%)

33 (38.4%)

ISHD

Yes

4 (26.7%)

25 (29.1%)

0.036

0.849

NS

No

11 (73.3%)

61 (70.9%)

CKD

Yes

2 (13.3%)

8 (9.3%)

0.233

0.630

NS

No

13 (86.7%)

78 (90.7%)

Cancer

Yes

4 (26.7%)

3 (3.5%)

10.638

0.001

HS

No

11 (73.3%)

83 (96.5%)

DVT

Yes

0 (0.0%)

6 (7.0%)

1.113

0.292

NS

No

15 (100.0%)

80 (93.0%)

UI

Yes

7 (46.7%)

58 (67.4%)

2.403

0.121

NS

No

8 (53.3%)

28 (32.6%)

OA

Yes

6 (40.0%)

35 (40.7%)

0.003

0.960

NS

No

9 (60.0%)

51 (59.3%)

Delirium

Yes

2 (13.3%)

15 (17.4%)

0.154

0.695

NS

No

13 (86.7%)

71 (82.6%)

No. of comorbidities

Median (IQR)

5 (4–7)

6 (5–7)

1.342

0.180

NS

Range

1–7

2–10

Charlson

Median (IQR)

6 (4–7)

6 (5–7)

0.116

0.908

NS

Range

2–11

2–12

MNA

Malnourished

3 (20.0%)

39 (45.3%)

3.571

0.168

NS

Risk

8 (53.3%)

34 (39.5%)

Normal

4 (26.7%)

13 (15.1%)

Depression

Yes

4 (26.7%)

19 (22.1%)

0.152

0.697

NS

No

11 (73.3%)

67 (77.9%)

Hearing imp

Yes

4 (26.7%)

16 (18.6%)

0.523

0.470

NS

No

11 (73.3%)

70 (81.4%)

Visual imp

Yes

5 (33.3%)

32 (37.2%)

0.083

0.774

NS

No

10 (66.7%)

54 (62.8%)

ADL

Median (IQR)

2 (0–4)

1 (0–2)

1.366

0.172

NS

Range

0–6

0–6

IADL

Median (IQR)

0 (0–3)

0 (0–2)

0.618

0.537

NS

Range

0–4

0–5

Med. No

Median (IQR)

4 (2–5)

3 (2–5)

0.689

0.491

NS

Range

1–6

0–10

Sleep prob

Yes

6 (40.0%)

50 (58.1%)

1.701

0.192

NS

No

9 (60.0%)

36 (41.9%)

Sleep no

Median (IQR)

6 (4–6)

5.5 (4–6)

0.383

0.701

NS

Range

2–10

2–11