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Table 3 Informal carer characteristics and overburden at the basal assessment

From: Predictors of mortality among elderly dependent home care patients

 

Total population

Patients admitted to hospital the year before entering the home care program

 

Survived (n=711)

Died (n=290)

p

Survived (n=138)

Died (n=88)

p

With informal carer N (%)

571 (80.3)

250 (86.2)

<0.05

115 (83.3)

80 (90.9)

NS

Carer age, mean +/− sd (N= 821)

61.9 ± 13.9

63.5 ± 14.31

NS

63.8 ± 14.3

63.7 ± 12.5

NS

Carer gender, female N (%) (N= 821)

444 (62.5)

208 (71.7)

<0.05

93 (67.4)

69 (78.4)

NS

Zarit Test, mean +/− sd (N= 821)

50.2 ± 15.9

54.7 ± 17.2

<0.001

51,1 ± 17.2

56.4 ± 17.2

NS

  1. N= number; sd =Standard Deviation; NS= p>0.05.