Burden, stress and depression in caregivers of cirrhosis patients before and after liver transplantation

Table 1 Comparative analysis of the sociodemographic characteristics of the family caregivers and patients included in the study, n (%)

Characteristics	Family caregivers			Patients
	CP (n = 77)	LT (n = 65)	P value	CP (n = 77)	LT (n = 65)	P value
Sex
Male	11 (14.3)	10 (15.4)	0.854	62 (80.5)	46 (70.8)	0.175
Female	66 (85.7)	55 (84.6)		15 (19.5)	19 (29.2)
Age, years, median (min-max)	55.4 (23.3-76.3)	54.6 (25.7-82.1)	0.949	57 (27-80)	61.6 (22.5-80.5)	0.118
≤ 59	53 (68.8)	48 (73.8)	0.511	43 (55.8)	24 (37)	0.024a
≥ 60	24 (31.2)	17 (26.2)		34 (44.2)	41 (63.1)
Education, years
1 to 8	31 (40.3)	17 (26.2)	0.032a	45 (58.4)	35 (53.9)	0.007a
9 to 11	32 (41.6)	24 (36.9)		26 (33.8)	13 (20.0)
≥ 12	14 (18.2)	24 (36.9)		6 (7.8)	17 (26.2)
Employment status
Working	35 (45.5)	37 (56.9)	0.093	10 (13.0)	18 (27.7)	0.030a
Unemployed	5 (6.5)	2 (3.1)		8 (10.4)	7 (10.8)
Leave	13 (16.9)	13 (20.0)		13 (16.9)	2 (3.1)
From home	29 (37.7)	14 (21.5)		3 (3.9)	4 (6.2)
Retired	8 (10.4)	12 (18.5)		43 (55.8)	34 (52.3)
Work reduction
Yes	37 (48.1)	31 (47.7)	0.966	NA	NA	-
No	40 (51.9)	34 (52.3)		NA	NA

^aP < 0.05.

CP: Cirrhosis patient; LT: Liver transplantation; min-max: Minimum-maximum; NA: Not available.