Table 2 Patients characteristics according to family members’ Zarit score
Patients variables (n = 178) | n (%) | Zarit score Median [CI] | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Â | Â | 0.969 |
 Female | 113 (63.5) | 14 [10–20] | |
 Male | 65 (36.5) | 14 [10–19] | |
Age range (years) | Â | Â | 0.819 |
 Until 39 | 5 (2.8) | 14 [13–14] | |
 40–49 | 13 (7.3) | 15 [11–22] | |
 50–59 | 17 (9.6) | 15 [12–21] | |
 60–69 | 21 (11.8) | 15 [11–18] | |
 70–79 | 38 (21.3) | 14 [9–18] | |
 80–89 | 55 (30.9) | 15 [9–22] | |
 90–99 | 29 (16.3) | 13 [10–16] | |
Marital status | Â | Â | 0.036 |
 Single (a) | 19 (10.7) | 12 (8–18) | (p < 0.05 d versus a) |
 Married (b) | 80 (44.9) | 14 (9–20) | |
 Widower (c) | 70 (39.3) | 15 (11–20) | |
 Divorced (d) | 9 (5.1) | 18 (14–20) | |
Religion | Â | Â | 0.049 |
 Catholic (a) | 122 (68.5) | 14 (10–20) | (p < 0.05 e versus b,c) |
 Evangelical (b) | 30 (16.9) | 15 (12–21) | |
 Spiritualist (c) | 14 (7.9) | 15 (12–18) | |
 None (d) | 6 (3.4) | 13 (8–18) | |
 Others (e) | 5 (2.8) | 7 (7–9) | |
Personal income (dollars/month) | Â | Â | 0.782 |
 Until $300,00 | 72 (40.4) | 14 [10–9] | |
 $300,00–$800,00 | 75 (42.1) | 14 [9–20] | |
 $800- $1300,00 | 22 (12.4) | 15 [12–22] | |
  > $1300,00 | 9 (5.1) | 14 [11–19] | |
Discharge | Â | Â | 0.788 |
 Death | 85 (47.8) | 14 [9–20] | |
 Home | 70 (39.3) | 14 [11–20] | |
 Hospice | 23 (12.9) | 15 [9–19] | |
Diagnosis | Â | Â | 0.690 |
 Cancer | 90 (50.6) | 15 [11–20] | |
 Neurologic disease | 58 (32.6) | 14 [10–18] | |
 Lung diseases | 11 (6.2) | 13 [7–23] | |
 Heart diseases | 9 (5.1) | 21 [9–25] | |
 Others | 10 (5.6) | 18 [10–20] |