Table 1 Caregiver characteristics according to care recipient treatment group

Caregivers of care recipient on dialysis

–

 Facility Hemodialysis

13 (50%)

–

13 (21%)

 Home Hemodialysis

1 (4%)

–

1 (2%)

 Peritoneal Dialysis

12 (46%)

–

12 (19%)

Median age (y)

76 [70–79]

76 [68–82]

76 [68–81]

Age group

0.62

  ≤ 76 years

15 (58%)

19 (51%)

34 (54%)

  > 76 years

11 (42%)

18 (49%)

29 (46%)

Gender

0.56

 Males

6 (23%)

11 (30%)

17 (27%)

 Females

20 (77%)

26 (70%)

46 (73%)

Health System

0.05*

 United Kingdom

9 (35%)

5 (14%)

14 (22%)

 Australia

17 (65%)

32 (86%)

49 (78%)

Education

0.68

 Primary school

5 (19%)

10 (27%)

15 (24%)

 Some high school

7 (27%)

11 (30%)

18 (28%)

 Completed high school

6 (23%)

7 (19%)

13 (21%)

 Completed diploma

3 (12%)

6 (16%)

9 (14%)

 Completed university degree

5 (19%)

3 (8%)

8 (13%)

Private health insurance

0.90

 Yes

17 (65%)

25 (67%)

42 (67%)

 No

8 (31%)

11 (30%)

19 (30%)

 Unknown

1 (4%)

1 (3%)

2 (3%)

Care recipient length of kidney disease

0.006*

  < 1 year

2 (8%)

–

2 (3%)

 1–2 years

5 (19%)

–

5 (8%)

  > 2 years

19 (73%)

34 (100%)

53 (88%)

Length of care

0.23

 0–2 years

7 (28%)

5 (15%)

12 (21%)

  > 2 years

18 (72%)

28 (85%)

46 (79%)

Type of relationship

0.01*

 Spouse/Partner

19 (73%)

20 (63%)

39 (67%)

 Child

–

9 (28%)

9 (16%)

 Sibling

1 (4%)

–

1 (1%)

 Other

6 (23%)

3 (9%)

9 (16%)