Caregivers’ burden experienced by relatives living with a person suffering from schizophrenia
Table 2: Mann-Whitney U Test – showing the relationship between gender and age and burden experienced.
Burden dimensionsVariables | Factor 1 - ICP | Factor 2 - | Factor 3 - CE | Factor 4 - SEP | Global burden |
average | average | average | average | average | |
GenderMaleFemale | 39.4252.36 | 42.8850.60 | 46.6348.70 | 43.7250.17 | 41.2551.43 |
(p) | 0.030* | 0.191 | 0.726 | 0.258 | 0.089 |
age<39 ≥40 | 41.2949.68 | 40.5549.86 | 39.0350.24 | 49.9747.51 | 40.9249.77 |
(p) | 0.235 | 0.183 | 0.109 | 0.715 | 0.210 |