Knowledge, help-seeking and efficacy to find respite services: an exploratory study in help-seeking carers of people with dementia in the context of aged care reforms

Table 4 Need factors associated with ever seeking information about respite

Need factors	Total n = 83	Yes n = 71	No n = 12	P*
Would you like more respite than you are currently receiving^a, yes	50 (68%)	46 (72%)	4 (40%)	.068
CG Zarit Burden Score^{a b} 4 items, 5 pt. scale, 1(Never) to 5 (Nearly always)	2.90 (85%)	2.96 (87%)	2.48 (56%)	.075
CG Role Captivity^a 4 items, 4 point scale 1 (Not at All) to 4 (Very Much)	2.02 (0.69)	2.06 (.72)	1.78 (.43)	.263
CG, Self-efficacy^a 10 items, 10 pt. Visual Analogue Scale	6.67 (1.82)	6.69 (1.79)	7.02 (2.06)	.301
PWD, behavioural problems 13 items, 4 pt. scale, 1 (No days) to 4 (5 or more days)	1.90 (0.55)	1.97 (.56)	1.48 (.29)	.003

Note. CG Caregiver, PWD Person with dementia. Continuous variables with Mann-Whitney U test unless otherwise labelled. *Significance set at p ≤ .0125 due to Bonferroni correction. ^aValid percent is reported due to missing data. ^bAnalysed via t-test

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