Table
2: Demographic Data (N = 73).
|
Variable |
n |
% |
M |
SD |
|
Age (19-60 years) |
|
|
35.02 |
10.68 |
|
How
many years be a caregiver (0.5-40 years) |
|
|
7.45 |
7.66 |
|
Gender |
|
|
|
|
|
Male |
14 |
19.2 |
|
|
|
Female |
59 |
80.8 |
|
|
|
Marriage |
|
|
|
|
|
Single |
31 |
42.5 |
|
|
|
Married |
33 |
45.2 |
|
|
|
Divorced |
7 |
9.2 |
|
|
|
Widowed |
1 |
1.4 |
|
|
|
Education |
|
|
|
|
|
High School |
44 |
60.3 |
|
|
|
Two-Year Technical School |
17 |
23.3 |
|
|
|
Undergraduate |
12 |
16.4 |
|
|
|
Religion |
|
|
|
|
|
Believe
in Jesus Christ |
53 |
72.6 |
|
|
|
Income
per month |
|
|
|
|
|
USD
667-999 |
9 |
12.3 |
|
|
|
USD
1,000-1,333 |
29 |
39.7 |
|
|
|
USD
1,334-1,666 |
13 |
17.8 |
|
|
|
USD
1,667-1,999 |
8 |
11.0 |
|
|
|
USD
2,000-2,333 |
4 |
5.5 |
|
|
|
Above
USD 2,333 |
8 |
11.0 |
|
|
|
Knowledge
about caring care receivers (7-35) |
|
|
29.81 |
4.03 |
|
Geriatric
Mental Health Pre-test (Range 0-10) |
|
|
N = 73 M = 6.44 |
1.65 |
|
Pre-test
(n = 13) |
t = -3.64** (p
= 0.003) |
6.42 |
1.63 |
|
|
Post-test
(n = 13) |
7.58 |
1.58 |
||
|
Health
Before being a caregivera |
t = 3.61*** (p =
0.001) |
4.78 |
1.05 |
|
|
Health
After being a caregiver |
4.27 |
1.15 |
||
*** P ≤ 0.001 aHealth status (1= poor, 5= excellent).