Table 1 Characteristics of informal caregivers and patients after a hip fracture
From: Care-related Quality of Life of informal caregivers of the elderly after a hip fracture
Caregiver characteristic | Total (n = 123) | 1 month (n = 40) | 3 months (n = 39) | 6 months (n = 44) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Age in years (M,SD) | 64.6 (12.2) | 67.6 (11.0) | 64.7 (12.2) | 61.9 (12.9) |
 Female sex (N,%) | 68 (55.3) | 22 (55) | 22 (56.4) | 24 (54.5) |
 Relationship (N,%) | ||||
  Partner | 55 (44.7) | 27 (67.5) | 15 (38.5) | 13 (29.5) |
  Child | 53 (43.1) | 9 (22.5) | 20 (51.3) | 24 (54.5) |
  Sibling | 7 (5.7) | 2 (5.0) | 2 (5.1) | 3 (6.8) |
  Other | 8 (6.5) | 2 (5.0) | 2 (5.1) | 4 (9.1) |
 Educational attainmenta (N,%) | ||||
 Low | 37 (30.1) | 11 (27.5) | 15 (38.5) | 11 (25) |
 Middle | 56 (45.5) | 21 (52.5) | 15 (38.5) | 20 (45.5) |
 High | 30 (24.4) | 8 (20.0) | 9 (23.0) | 13 (29.5) |
Patient characteristic | ||||
 Age in years (M,SD) | 79.9 (8.3) | 77.6 (8.1) | 79.3 (8.7) | 82.6 (7.3) |
 Female sex (N,%) | 91 (74.0) | 27 (67.5) | 29 (74.4) | 35 (79.5) |
 Dementia; yes (%) | 22 (17.9) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (20.5) | 14 (31.8) |
 Pre-fracture living in an institution | 17 (13.8) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (12.8) | 12 (27.3) |
 Discharge to homeb; yes (%) | 59 (55.7) | 22 (75.9) | 18 (48.6) | 19 (47.5) |
 Pre-fracture mobilityb (N,%) | ||||
  Freely mobile without aids | 57 (54.8) | 27 (75.0) | 18 (51.4) | 12 (36.4) |
  Mobile with aids | 44 (42.3) | 9 (25.0) | 16 (45.7) | 19 (57.6) |
  No functional mobility | 3 (2.9) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.9) | 2 (6.0) |
 Type of treatment (N,%) | ||||
  Nonoperative | 2 (1.6) | 1 (2.5) | 1 (2.6) | 0 (0.0) |
  Intramedullary fixation | 47 (38.2) | 11 (27.5) | 19 (48.7) | 17 (38.6) |
  Cannulated screws | 12 (9.8) | 6 (15.0) | 5 (12.8) | 1 (2.3) |
  Hemi-arthroplasty | 49 (39.8) | 17 (42.5) | 10 (25.6) | 22 (50.0) |
  Total hip arthroplasty | 13 (10.6) | 5 (12.5) | 4 (10.3) | 4 (9.1) |
 Length of hospital stay (M,SD) | 8.6 (5.0) | 7.3 (3.6) | 9.5 (5.7) | 9.0 (5.3) |
 Comorbidity | ||||
  None | 19 (15.4) | 10 (25.0) | 4 (10.3) | 5 (11.4) |
  One | 45 (36.6) | 12 (30.0) | 17 (43.6) | 16 (36.4) |
  Two or more | 59 (48.0) | 18 (45.0) | 18 (46.2) | 23 (52.3) |
 Post-fracture mobility (N,%) | ||||
  Freely mobile without aids | 17 (13.8) | 1 (2.5) | 6 (15.4) | 10 (22.7) |
  Mobile with aids | 84 (68.3) | 27 (67.5) | 28 (71.8) | 29 (65.5) |
  No functional mobility | 22 (17.9) | 12 (30.0) | 5 (12.8) | 5 (11.4) |
 EQ-5D (M,SD) | 0.53 (0.27) | 0.57 (0.26) | 0.52 (0.28) | 0.50 (0.28) |
 GFI (M,SD) | 10.7 (2.9) | 9.8 (1.8) | 9.9 (2.3) | 12.3 (3.3) |