Table 1 The characteristics of caregivers and patients with Alzheimer disease (n = 315)
Caregivers | Patients | |
|---|---|---|
Gender (No.%) | ||
Female | 248 (78.7) | 175 (55.5) |
Male | 67 (21.3) | 140 (44.5) |
Age (Mean, SD) | 56.5 ± 13.9 | 77.9 ± 10.2 |
Education (No., %) | ||
Illiterate/primary | 55 (17.5) | 196 (62.2) |
Secondary/higher | 260 (82.5) | 119 (37.8) |
Marital status | ||
Married | 240 (76.2) | 85 (27.0) |
Unmarried/widowed | 75 (23.8) | 230 (73.0) |
Employment status | ||
Currently employed | 94 (29.8) | 5 (1.6) |
Unemployed | 221 (70.2) | 310 (98.4) |
Relationship with patient | ||
Spouse | 85 (26.9) | NA |
The child of patient | 180 (57.1) | NA |
Other family or nurse | 50 (15.9) | NA |
Living condition (No., %) | NA | |
Living with patient | 184 (58.4) | NA |
Not living with patient | 131 (41.6) | NA |
Hours of care giving per day (Mean, SD) | 7.6 ± 7.2 | – |
Patients’ dementia severity (No. %) | ||
Severe | NA | 60 (19.0) |
Moderate | NA | 182 (57.8) |
Mild | NA | 73 (23.2) |
Duration of dementia (months/Mean, SD) | NA | 36.8 (41.8) |