Table 2 Characteristics of proxy raters
ILTC: Professional carers (n = 476) | |
Age/ years, mean (SD) | 41.9 (11.8) |
Weekly hours of work, mean (SD) | 35.7 (5.6) |
Professional education, n (%) | |
Nursing aid | 48 (10.7%) |
Certified nursing assistant | 250 (55.9%) |
Registered nurse | 149 (33.3%) |
HC: Informal carers (n = 854) | |
Age/ years, mean (SD) | 64.8 (13.5) |
Gender, n (%) | |
Female | 590 (69.2%) |
Male | 262 (30.8%) |
Marital status, n (%) | |
Married/cohabitant | 660 (77.3%) |
Widowed | 42 (4.9%) |
Divorced | 85 (10.0%) |
Never married | 67 (7.8%) |
Relationship to person with dementia, n (%) | |
Husband | 142 (16.6%) |
Wife | 208 (24.4%) |
Child | 385 (45.1%) |
Friend | 12 (1.4%) |
Other | 106 (12.4%) |
ZBI, mean (SD) | 31.7 (15.6) |
CRA/ Lack of family support (subscale), mean (SD) | 12.1 (4.7) |
CRA/ Impact on health (subscale), mean (SD) | 9.9 (3.9) |
EQ-5D-3 L, mean (SD) | 0.8 (0.3) |
EQ-5D VAS, mean (SD) | 68.7 (18.6) |
GHQ-12, mean (SD) | 12.8 (5.7) |
NPI-Q-D, mean (SD) | 10.6 (9.0) |