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Table 3 Thai Mental Health Indicator and caregiver status by sex, Thai Cohort Study 2009

From: Psychological distress and mental health of Thai caregivers

Thai Mental Health Indicator N = 60,569

Column (%) by caregiver status

 

Males

Females

 

Non

Part-time

Full-time

Non

Part-time

Full-time

Mental state (reported ‘very much’)

  Positive effect

      

  Self-esteem

27.2

28.6

34.7

27.0

27.3

34.3

  Content with life

13.3

13.5

18.3

10.6

10.5

12.8

  Relaxed

7.7

6.8

8.8

6.7

6.2

7.5

  Negative effect

      

  Bored and discouraged with life

31.5

28.4

32.3

24.3

21.5

23.2

  Disappointed in myself

46.2

40.7

42.9

49.9

45.9

49.6

  Life is full of miseries

50.4

43.7

42.6

52.6

45.8

45.4

Mental capacity (reported ‘very much’)

  Can face and accept problems

11.8

10.9

11.7

10.3

10.3

12.6

  Can control emotions in crisis

12.8

12.4

15.0

8.1

8.5

11.0

  Confident in facing crises

14.8

15.6

16.4

8.7

9.9

12.5

Mental quality (reported ‘very much’)

  Sympathetic towards others

22.8

23.3

27.4

25.8

26.3

31.6

  Help others when have a chance

24.7

25.7

28.6

28.4

30.6

37.3

  Happy in helping out others

37.1

38.1

41.6

39.4

41.5

45.8

Social support (reported ‘very much’)

  Feel secured when stay with my family

44.1

42.2

47.4

53.4

51.2

52.5

  Trust family will take care of me when ill

46.7

44.9

47.7

51.7

48.0

49.1

  Family members love and care for each other

47.8

45.5

52.1

50.6

46.5

50.3