Research Article
Parkinson’s Symptoms and Caregiver Burden and Mental Health: A Cross-Cultural Mediational Model
Table 1
Characteristics of PD caregivers and patients.
| | Demographic variable | Value | |
| | | United States | Mexico | | Age | | Caregiver (years, mean (SD)) | 68.73 (8.36) | 53.66 (14.96) | | Patient (years, mean (SD)) | 71.61 (8.13) | 65.68 (10.78) | | Sex (%) | | Caregiver | | Female | 68.6% | 76.4% | | Male | 31.4% | 23.6% | | Patient | | Female | 35.2% | 48.0% | | Male | 64.8% | 52.0% | | Months providing care (mean (SD)) | 46.78 (81.33) | 52.38 (49.22) | | Relationship to individual with PD (%) | | Parent | 3.8% | 34.5% | | Aunt/uncle | 1.0% | 1.4% | | Spouse/romantic partner | 93.3% | 51.4% | | Sibling | 0% | 7.4% | | Child | 0% | 0% | | Friend | 1.9% | .7% | | Cousin | 0% | .7% | | Other | 0% | 4.1% |
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