Table 4 Caregiver burden of family caregivers (n = 270)
From: Burden of caregivers of older people in Sri Lanka: an overlooked concern in the health care system
Item | Mean (SD) | Frequency (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly agree | Agree | Disagree | Strongly disagree | ||
1. My life satisfaction has suffered because of the care. | 1.76 (0.58) | 17(6.3) | 176(65.2) | 73(27.0) | 4(1.5) |
2. I often feel physically exhausted. | 1.95 (0.70) | 56(20.7) | 147(54.4) | 64(23.7) | 3(1.1) |
3. From time to time I wish I could “run away” from the situation I am in. | 1.54 (0.83) | 36(13.3) | 98(36.3) | 113(41.9) | 23(8.5) |
4. Sometimes I don’t really feel like “myself” as before. | 1.96 (0.64) | 45(16.7) | 175(64.8) | 45(16.7) | 5(1.9) |
5. Since I have been a caregiver my financial situation has decreased. | 1.97 (0.71) | 63(23.3) | 139(51.5) | 66(24.4) | 2(0.7) |
6. My health is affected by the care situation. | 1.76 (0.62) | 25(9.3) | 158(58.5) | 85(31.5) | 2(0.7) |
7. The care takes a lot of my own strength. | 1.58 (0.61) | 13(4.8) | 135(50.0) | 118(43.7) | 4(1.5) |
8. I feel torn between the demands of my environment (such as family) and the demands of the care. | 1.89 (0.78) | 54(20.0) | 144(53.3) | 59(21.9) | 13(4.8) |
9. I am worried about my future because of the care I give. | 1.41 (0.80) | 23(8.5) | 94(34.8) | 123(45.6) | 30(11.1) |
10. My relationships with other family members, relatives, friends and acquaintances are suffering as a result of the care. | 1.90 (0.74) | 52(19.3) | 149(55.2) | 60(22.2) | 9(3.3) |