Relationship between primary caregivers’ social support function, anxiety, and depression after interventional therapy for acute myocardial infarction patients

Table 3 Social Support Rating Scale scores of primary caregivers with different characteristics

Characteristics	Cases	SSRS scores	t/F value	P value
Age			1.317	0.189
< 60 yr	229	29.47 ± 6.96
≥ 60 yr	71	28.25 ± 6.34
Gender			2.123	0.035
Female	172	29.47 ± 6.96
Male	128	27.89 ± 5.49
Education levels			1.172	0.311
Junior high school and below	83	28.96 ± 7.16
High school or technical secondary school	100	30.07 ± 6.24
College or above	117	28.71 ± 6.98
Marital status			3.382	3.382
Never married	80	28.44 ± 8.03
Married	153	27.42 ± 5.45
Divorced or widowed	67	29.84 ± 6.25
Relationship with patients			0.8741	0.874
Mate	105	27.98 ± 5.67
Parent	98	27.76 ± 6.70
Sons and daughters	65	29.09 ± 7.09
Other	32	29.28 ± 7.11
Monthly family income			0.607	0.546
< 5000 RMB	96	28.72 ± 6.85
5000–10000 RMB	128	27.95 ± 5.39
> 10000 RMB	76	28.79 ± 6.76
Caregiving experience			0.149	0.882
No	202	29.29 ± 7.46
Yes	98	29.16 ± 6.30
Number of other caregivers			1.036	1.036
0	55	29.62 ± 6.15
1 or 2	157	28.65 ± 7.003
≥ 3	88	27.95 ± 6.67
Age of patients			0.571	0.568
< 60 yr	221	28.63 ± 7.42
≥ 60 yr	79	29.17 ± 6.59
Time from onset to admission			0.683	0.495
< 10 h	114	29.21 ± 6.64
≥ 10 h	186	28.64 ± 7.23
Killip rating of patients			1.065	0.288
Level 1 or 2	221	28.82 ± 7.15
Level 3 or 4	79	27.84 ± 6.64