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Table 2 Factors influencing caregivers’ mental health, N = 71

From: Correlates of social support on report of probable common mental disorders in Zimbabwean informal caregivers of patients with stroke: a cross-sectional survey

Determinant

SSQ

MSPSS

Interpretation

Statistic

p-value

Interpretation

Statistic

p-value

Caregiver’s perceived level of income

X2 (df = 3) = 12.1

0.007*

Caregivers who reported very inadequate income had the greatest psychiatric morbidity

X2 (df = 3) = 3.00

0.390

n/a

Patient’s level of function

X2 (df = 2) = 9.30

0.01*

Caregivers looking after patients who needed maximum assistance had greater levels of psychiatric morbidity

X2 (df = 2) = 3.80

0.150

n/a

Caregiver received assistance in caregiving

t (df = 69) = − 2.06

0.043*

Caregivers who did not receive any assistance reported the greatest psychiatric morbidity

t (df = 69) = 2.91

0.005*

Caregivers who received assistance had greater social support levels

  1. * Flagged associations were statistically significant