Family members | Test/t1 [n = 90] | Retest/t2 [n = 83] |
---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Male | 34 (37.8%) | 32 (38.6%) |
Female | 56 (62.2%) | 51 (61.4%) |
Age (years) | ||
Mean (± SD) | 59.6 (± 14.4) | 59.6 (± 14.7) |
Median (interquartile range) | 61 (51–71.5) | 62 (51–72.3) |
Relationship to patient | ||
Partner | 54 (60.0%) | 50 (60.2%) |
Parent | 20 (22.2%) | 18 (21.7%) |
Child | 10 (11.1%) | 10 (12.0%) |
Siblings | 1 (1.1%) | 1 (1.2%) |
Other | 4 (4.4%) | 3 (3.6%) |
Missing information | 1 (1.1%) | 1 (1.2%) |
Living in one household with the “person to be taken care of” | ||
Yes | 72 (80.0%) | 64 (77.1%) |
No | 17 (18.9%) | 19 (22.9%) |
Missing information | 1 (1.1%) | 0 |
Civil status | ||
Single/living alone | 8 (8.9%) | 8 (9.6%) |
Married | 67 (74.4%) | 62 (74.7%) |
In a permanent relationship | 6 (6.7%) | 6 (7.2%) |
Separated | 1 (1.1%) | 1 (1.2%) |
Divorced | 7 (7.8%) | 4 (4.8%) |
Widowed | 1 (1.1%) | 2 (2.4%) |
Level of education | ||
Education (≤ 10 years) | 48 (53.3%) | 45 (54.2%) |
Education (> 10 years) | 22 (24.4%) | 21 (25.3%) |
Higher Education (University, PHD) | 20 (22.2%) | 17 (20.5%) |
Condition of the informal caregivera | ||
Fit/healthy | 52 (57.8%) | 48 (57.8%) |
Diseased | 37 (41.1%) | 35 (42.2%) |
Missing information | 1 (1.1%) | 0 |
Diagnosis of the patients whom informal caregivers take care of (multiple ticks were allowed) | ||
Cardiovascular | 9 (10.0%) | |
Old age frailty | 2 (2.2%) | |
Chronic pain | 2 (2.2%) | |
Endocrinology | 8 (8.9%) | |
Mental health | 25 (27.8%) | |
Neurology | 45 (50.0%) | |
Oncology | 18 (20.0%) | |
Respiratory | 5 (5.6%) | |
Orthopedics | 4 (4.4%) | |
Nephrology | 2 (2.2%) | |
Genetics | 4 (4.4%) |