Variable

Total (n = 84)

Male (n = 17)

Female (n = 67)

p-value

Age, mean (MD)

Range

57.1 (57.0)

23 - 82

59.2 (66.0)

31 - 76

56.5 (55.5)

23 - 82

0.47

Civil status, n (%)

Cohabiting Single Living apart

69 (82.1)

11 (13.1)

4 (4.8)

16 (94.1)

1 (5.9)

0

53 (79.1)

10 (14.9)

4 (6.0)

0.33

Relation to care receiver, n (%)

Spouse Parent Adult child Sibling Other

38 (45.2)

23 (27.4)

18 (21.4)

1 (1.2)

4 (4.8)

11 (64.7)

1 (5.9)

4 (23.5)

0 1 (5.9)

27 (40.3)

22 (32.8)

14 (20.9)

1 (1.5)

3 (4.5)

0.00

Cohabiting with care receiver, n (%)

49 (58.3)

8 (47.1)

41 (61.2)

0.29

Employment^*

Unemployd Student Work Retired

4 (4.8)

2 (2.4)

47 (56.6)

30 (36.2)

1 (5.9)

0 6 (35.3)

10 (58.8)

3 (4.6)

2 (3.0)

41 (62.1)

20 (30.3)

0.15

Have own illness^*

Somatic Mental

33 (39.8)

27 (81.8)

6 (18.2)

6 (35.3)

6 (35.3)

0

27 (40.9)

21 (31.8)

6 (9.1)

0.54

Support to the next of kin^*

Call contacts Respite care/assistant Economic grant Massage

19 (22.9)

12 (63.2)

5 (26.2)

1 (5.3)

1 (5.3)

2 (11.8)

2 (11.8)

0 0

0

17 (25.8)

10 (15.2)

5 (7.6)

1 (1.5)

1 (1.5)

0.84