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Table 2 Primary caregiver baseline characteristics

From: Quality of life after stroke in Pakistan

Characteristics

N (%)

Age in yearsa

39.18 ± 13.4

Female Sex

179 (51.1)

Relationship of primary care givers to stroke patients

 Children

147 (42)

 Spouse

126 (36)

 Sibling

37 (10.5)

 Parents

6 (1.7)

 Othersc

34 (9.7)

Education

 Illiterate

51 (14.5)

 Matriculate

117 (33.4)

 Above 10 years

182 (52)

Employment status

 Employed

135 (38.5)

 Housewife

135 (38.5)

 Unemployed

11 (3.1)

 Retired

18 (5.1)

 Othersd

51 (14.5)

Stress of primary care giver

 Likely high stresses

120 (34.2)

Mean Stress level of primary care giversa

16.67 ± 7.44

Health related quality of life of primary care givers assessed by RAND-36

 Physical functioningb

80 (35)

 Role Limitation due to physical healthb

75 (25)

 Role Limitation due to emotional problemsb

66.6 (66.6)

 Energya

71.5 ± 19.5

 Emotional well-beingb

72.2 (15.4)

 Social functioninga

66.3 ± 26.2

 Paina

67.2 ± 21.2

 General healtha

67.4 ± 24.1

Left job because of providing care

20 (5.7)

Change in working hours because of direct providing care

180 (51.4)

  1. aMean ± S.D
  2. bMedian(Inter-quartile range)
  3. cOthers category for relationship consists of daughter in law, grandchild, nephew, niece, sister in law, brother in law, son in law
  4. d Others category for employment status include Businessman, landlord, farmer, student