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Table 5 Mean values of CarerQol-VAS, ASsessment of Informal care Situation (ASIS), Self-Rated Burden (SRB), Process Utility (PU), Caregiver Strain Index (CSI) and Perseverance time (Pt; in months) per 'extreme level’ of CarerQol-7D; n = 1,244

From: Measuring the impact of caregiving on informal carers: a construct validation study of the CarerQol instrument

CarerQol-7D

CarerQol-VAS

ASIS

SRB

PU

CSI

Pt

Fulfillment

- no (n = 83)

6.9

5.9

5.9

0.6

6.4

11.7

 

- a lot (n = 777)

7.4

7.0

3.6

2.3

4.2

25.6

Relational problems

- no (n = 805)

7.4

7.0

3.5

2.2

3.9

25.4

 

- a lot (n = 80)

6.6

5.6

6.0

0.0

7.4

18.4

Mental health problems

- no (n = 724)

7.6

7.1

3.3

2.3

3.5

25.8

 

- a lot (n = 131)

5.7

5.7

6.1

-0.4

7.7

16.5

Problems combining daily activities

- no (n = 626)

7.5

7.2

3.0

2.4

3.2

26.8

 

- a lot (n = 132)

5.9

5.8

6.4

-0.2

8.2

14.5

Financial problems

- no (n = 844)

7.4

7.0

3.6

2.0

3.8

25.2

 

- a lot (n = 103)

6.5

5.7

5.7

0.7

7.7

16.5

Support

- no (n = 336)

6.9

6.5

4.3

1.5

5.2

23.3

 

- a lot (n = 321)

7.5

7.2

3.6

2.1

4.1

23.7

Physical health problems

- no (n = 614)

7.7

7.1

3.1

2.3

3.3

25.6

 

- a lot (n = 177)

6.1

5.8

6.0

0.2

7.2

17.3

  1. Note: All differences in means are statistically significant at a 99% C.I., except Support & PU: significant at C.I. 95%, Support & Pt is ns.