Table 2 Comparison of care-recipient characteristics between caregiver groups with or without anxiety and depression
|  | All | Anxiety (+) | Anxiety (−) | P-value | Depression (+) | Depression (−) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender, male, n (%) | 185 (53.9) | 52 (57.1) | 133 (52.8) | 0.4740 | 45 (58. 4) | 140 (52.6) | 0.3677 |
Age, years, mean (SD) | 66.5 (10.6) | 67.0 (10.2) | 66.3 (10.8) | 0.5487 | 66.1 (11.0) | 66.6 (10.5) | 0.9714 |
Education, years, mean (SD) | 8.9 (3.6) | 9.2 (3.6) | 8.9 (3.6) | 0.4228 | 9.1 (3.6) | 8.9 (3.6) | 0.4911 |
Stroke, n (%) | 59 (17.3) | 19 (20.9) | 40 (15.9) | 0.2850 | 16 (20.8) | 43 (16.2) | 0.3520 |
MMSE scores, mean (SD) | 23.5 (5.1) | 23.0 (5.5) | 23.6 (4.9) | 0.4748 | 23.4 (5.3) | 23.5 (5.0) | 0.8552 |
MES scores, mean (SD) | 64.2 (22.0) | 62.4 (21.9) | 64.8 (22.0) | 0.3024 | 61.2 (23.8) | 65.1 (21.4) | 0.2618 |
IQCODE scores, mean (SD) | 52.0 (15.3) | 55.6 (14.0) | 50.8 (15.6) | 0.0120 | 53.6 (17.2) | 51.6 (14.8) | 0.1663 |
TEQ scores, mean (SD) | 40.8 (8.8) | 38.0 (8.0) | 41.8 (8.9) | < 0.0008 | 38.1 (8.0) | 41.5 (8.9) | 0.0041 |
CMAI scores, mean (SD) | 37.0 (10.1) | 41.5 (12.1) | 35.4 (8.8) | < 0.0001 | 39.3 (11.1) | 36.3 (9.8) | 0.0135 |
AES scores, mean (SD) | 30.4 (13.4) | 27.1 (13.1) | 31.6 (13.4) | 0.0078 | 26.6 (13.6) | 31.5 (13.2) | 0.0077 |
ZSAS scores, mean (SD) | 35.2 (7.2) | 36.9 (7.8) | 34.7 (6.9) | 0.0212 | 35.5 (7.4) | 35.2 (7.2) | 0.7837 |
GDS scores, mean (SD) | 5.2 (3.7) | 6.5 (3.9) | 4.7 (3.6) | 0.0003 | 6.1 (3.7) | 4.9 (3.7) | 0.0138 |