Table 1 Characteristics of Caregivers

Age, years

  Median (Interquartile range- IQR)

62.0 (52.0—70.0)

Gender

  Male

66 (35.1)

  Female

122 (64.9)

Ethnicity

  Chinese

158 (84.0)

  ^bNon-Chinese

30 (16.0)

Marital Status

  Never Married

45 (23.9)

  Married

132 (70.2)

  Separated/ Divorced/ Widowed

11 (5.9)

Highest Level of Education completed

  No formal education

20 (10.6)

  Primary education

42 (22.3)

  Secondary education

70 (37.2)

  Tertiary education

56 (29.8)

Main Work Status, over the last 12 months

  Full-time work

73 (38.8)

  Part-time work

29 (15.4)

  Homemaker

49 (26.1)

  Retired/ Unemployed/ Student

37 (19.7)

Relationship with Care Recipient

  Spouse

50 (26.6)

  Child

112 (59.6)

  Others

26 (13.8)

Dwelling

  HDB 1 to 3 room flat

80 (42.6)

  HDB 4 or 5 room or executive flat

94 (50.0)

  Condominium/ landed property/ others

14 (7.4)

Living with Care Recipient

  Yes

126 (67.0)

  No

62 (33.0)

Receiving Financial Support

  Yes

57 (30.3)

  No

131 (69.7)

Duration of Caregiving, years

  Median (IQR)

5.0 (3.0–10.0)

Time Spent Caregiving per week, hours

  Median (IQR)

20.0 (12.0—30.0)

Use of Community Resources in past 3 months

  Centre based services

24 (12.8)

  Home care services

9 (4.8)

  Caregiver training/ support

5 (2.6)

  None

150 (79.8)

Presence of Alternative Caregivers

  Family only

48 (25.6)

  Foreign Domestic Worker (FDW) only

51 (27.1)

  Both family and FDW

16 (8.5)

  None

73 (38.8)

Perceived Caregiving Competency Scale (CCS) Score

  Median (IQR)

11 (8.0–12.0)

Perceived Positive Aspects of Caregiving (S-PAC) Score

  Median (IQR)

28 (25.0–31.0)

Perceived Social Support (mMOS-SS) Score

  Median (IQR)

28 (22.0–32.0)

Zarit Burden Score

  Median (IQR)

15 (9.0–22.0)

  No burden perceived (ZBI score < 10)

53 (28.2)

  Burden perceived (ZBI score ≥ 10)

135 (71.8)