Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Table 1 Demographics and caring role

From: Carer quality of life and experiences of health services: a cross-sectional survey across three neurological conditions

		MND		MS		PD		p
		N	%	N	%	N	%
Gender	Male	134	31.2	453	63.4	213	28.3	<0.001
Gender	Female	296	68.8	261	36.6	539	71.7	<0.001
Time as a carer	< 1 year	90	21.0	20	2.8	20	2.7	<0.001
	1-2 years	173	40.3	55	7.7	94	12.6
	3-4 years	70	16.3	70	9.8	179	23.9
	5-10 years	61	14.2	220	30.7	250	33.4
	>10 years	35	8.2	352	49.1	205	27.4
Hours spent caring/ week	1-19	99	23.2	256	36.4	245	34.1	<0.001
	20-34	80	18.7	123	17.5	115	16.0
	35-70	92	21.5	156	22.2	162	22.5
	>70	156	36.5	169	24.0	197	27.4
		Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Age		62.98	11.98	58.01	12.09	67.32	10.48	<0.001

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