Caregiver burden and health-related quality of life: A study of  informal caregivers of older adults in Ghana

Table 2 Prevalence of caregiver burden among informal caregivers of older adults (N = 1853)

Variable/item	Response	Total %	Mean	SD
Difficulty getting enough sleep	None	47.6
	Mild	16.1	2.13	1.285
	Moderate	17.8
	Severe	13.2
	Extreme	5.4
Problem getting enough food to eat	None	55.9
	Mild	13.0	2.13	1.348
	Moderate	13.5
	Severe	10.8
	Extreme	6.7
Not enough energy for extra work	None	49.8	2.12	1.380
	Mild	15.2
	Moderate	15.5
	Severe	11.4
	Extreme	8.0
Do not know the correct care to provide for health problems of care recipients	None	52.8
	Mild	12.3	2.55	1.608
	Moderate	13.1
	Severe	14.1
	Extreme	7.7
Cannot take care of health, ailment/chronic condition	None	43.8
	Mild	10.7	2.55	1.608
	Moderate	12.6
	Severe	12.8
	Extreme	20.1
Unable to pay for medication/treatment for ailment/chronic condition alone	None	30.0
	Mild	13.8
	Moderate	18.9	2.84	1.520
	Severe	16.5
	Extreme	20.8
Cannot visit friends and relatives as much as before	None	43.8
	Mild	13.4
	Moderate	12.8	2.48	1.576
	Severe	11.2
	Extreme	18.9
Cannot share feelings about caregiving responsibility with others	None	49.9
	Mild	11.7	2.34	1.573
	Moderate	10.2
	Severe	11.1
	Extreme	17.2
Experienced financial problems due to loss of income	None	30.1
	Mild	12.8	2.78	1.441
	Moderate	20.3
	Severe	22.5
	Extreme	14.2
Experienced stigma or problems as a result of the care recipient's illness or death	None	84.2
	Mild	6.7
	Moderate	3.6	1.33	.886
	Severe	2.8
	Extreme	2.7
Reliability test items (Cronbach’s alpha based on standardized items)		10 (.881)

ISSN: 2072-1315