From: The caregiving perspective in heart failure: a population based study
Respondents who had someone close to them die from an expected death in the 5 years before responding who provided care for someone with … | ||||||
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…heart failure | … a diagnosis other than heart failure | |||||
Respondents | ||||||
Factors that do not change as caregiving is relinquished | ||||||
Factor | Fraction | % | Fraction | % | p value** | |
Gender – male | 30/84 | 35.7 | 526/1420 | 37.0 | 0.806 | |
Age of respondent – 65+ | 23/84 | 27.4 | 283/1420 | 19.9 | 0.099 | |
Educational attainment – beyond school | 36/84 | 42.9 | 764/1420 | 53.8 | 0.051 | |
Country of birth – non-English speaking | 12/84 | 14.3 | 142/1420 | 10.0 | 0.208 | |
Relationship to the deceased – spouse | 14/84 | 16.7 | 178/1420 | 12.5 | 0.270 | |
Factors that may change as caregiving is relinquished | ||||||
Household income ≤ AU$60,000 | 50/68 | 73.5 | 819/1240 | 66.0 | 0.203 | |
Current work status – full or part time | 31/74 | 41.9 | 668/1205 | 55.4 | 0.023 | |
Region of residence – metropolitan | 52/83 | 62.7 | 952/1420 | 67.0 | 0.409 | |
SEIFA index –lowest 60% | 47/84 | 56.0 | 626/1420 | 44.1 | 0.034 | |
Caregiving characteristics | ||||||
Level of care – day-to-day | 35/84 | 41.7 | 634/1420 | 44.6 | 0.593 | |
Length of care – ≤ 1 year | 30/51 | 58.8 | 540/969 | 55.7 | 0.664 | |
Had enough support | 19/73 | 26.0 | 339/1207 | 28.1 | 0.704 | |
Post-care factors | ||||||
Time since death. ≤ 2 years | 48/83 | 57.8 | 803/1412 | 56.9 | 0.863 | |
Moving on with life – able to move on | 66/83 | 79.5 | 1133/1408 | 80.5 | 0.832 | |
Would care again – yes | 21/23 | 91.3 | 279/299 | 93.3 | 0.713 | |
Sought help for grief or wished they had – yes* | 11/30 | 36.7 | 226/590 | 38.3 | 0.857 | |
The deceased | ||||||
Age of the deceased >65* | 26/30 | 86.7 | 428/592 | 72.3 | 0.094# | |
Comfortable or very comfortable in the last 2 weeks of life* | 9/20 | 45.0 | 156/378 | 41.3 | 0.741 | |
Place of death – institution (hospital or hospice)* | 20/29 | 69.0 | 405/593 | 68.3 | 0.940 | |
Service factors | ||||||
Palliative care service use – yes | 32/84 | 38.1 | 865/1420 | 60.9 | 0.000 |