From: The Caregiver Burden Questionnaire for Heart Failure (CBQ-HF): face and content validity
Caregiver sample characteristics | Set 1 St Paul (n = 9) | Set 2 Philadelphia (n = 9) | Total (N = 18) |
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Age of caregiver | |||
Mean (SD) | 54 (8.6) | 47 (10.6) | 50 (10.2) |
Caregiver gender | |||
Female | 6 | 9 | 15 |
Male | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Caregiver ethnicity | |||
African American | 1 | 7 | 8 |
Caucasian | 6 | 2 | 8 |
Asian | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Relation of person cared for | |||
Spouse | 5 | 3 | 8 |
Parent | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Other1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Sibling (brother/sister) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Gender match of caregiver-patient | |||
Gender match (male-male, female-female) | 7 | 5 | 12 |
Gender mis-match (male–female, female–male) | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Hours per week typically provide care for (Caregiver reported) | |||
8 – 24 hours | 2 | 4 | 6 |
25 – 40 hours | 1 | 1 | 2 |
41 – 56 hours | 0 | 0 | 0 |
57+ hours2 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
Caregiver living situation | |||
Living with the person you care for and other family3 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
Does not live with the patient | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Living with the patient ONLY | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Caregiver education status | |||
College or university degree (2 or 4 years) | 3 | 5 | 8 |
High school diploma or General Educational Diploma (GED) | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Some years of college | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Certificate program | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Graduate or professional | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Caregiver work status | |||
Paid work full or part-time | 6 | 8 | 14 |
Retired | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Not working due to a medical condition | 2 | 0 | 2 |