Table 1 Caregiver demographics and characteristics
|  | Caregiver (n = 297) |
|---|---|
Mean age (SD) | 44.8 (13.13) |
Gender (n, Â % female) | 214 (72%) |
Current employment status | |
 Working full time | 95 (32%) |
 Working part time | 95 (32%) |
 Student | 16 (5%) |
 Homemaker | 27 (9%) |
Retired | 39 (13%) |
 Unemployed | 33 (11%) |
Employment status before providing care for the patient | |
 Working full time | 158 (53%) |
 Working part time | 64 (22%) |
 Student | 30 (10%) |
 Homemaker | 18 (6%) |
 Retired | 9 (3%) |
 Unemployed | 27 (9%) |
Change in employment status due to patients bipolar/schizophrenia | |
 Base (n) | 140 |
 Yes | 68 (49%) |
Relationship to patient | Â |
 Partner/spouse | 114 (39%) |
 Parent | 53 (18%) |
 Friend/neighbour | 29 (10%) |
 Child | 38 (13%) |
 Sibling | 40 (14%) |
 Other | 11 (3%) |
 Other family member | 11 (4%) |
Personal diagnosis of mental health disorder (n, Â % yes) | 57 (19%) |
Diagnosed mental health condition | |
 Base (n) | 57 |
 Depression/anxiety | 39 (68%) |
 Other | 25 (44%) |
Mean hours of care provided a week (SD) (h) | 38.3 (40.34) |
 < 10 | 29 (10%) |
 10–19 | 65 (22%) |
 20–29 | 80 (27%) |
 30–39 | 42 (14%) |
 40–49 | 23 (8%) |
 ≥ 50 | 58 (20%) |
Mean hours of care provided a week by other informal caregivers (SD) | 14.3 (22.06) |