Table 2 Care-recipient characteristics (n = 300)
Variable | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Age (M = 79.3, DT = 11.7, Range = 20–98) | ||
Gender | ||
Male | 120 | 40.0 |
Female | 180 | 60.0 |
Diagnosis | ||
Dementia | 163 | 54.3 |
Parkinson Disease | 80 | 26.7 |
Multiple Sclerosis | 20 | 6.7 |
Others (unknown by family; several NDs) | 37 | 12.3 |
Dependence | ||
Yes | 202 | 67.3 |
No | 98 | 32.7 |
Grade of dependence | ||
Grade 1 | 46 | 23.1 |
Grade 2 | 61 | 30.7 |
Grade 3 | 92 | 46.2 |
Supports needed | ||
None | 27 | 9.0 |
Very few | 32 | 10.7 |
Some | 75 | 25.0 |
Quite a lot | 56 | 18.7 |
A lot | 110 | 36.7 |
Communication skills | ||
Poor communication | 76 | 25.3 |
Only basic needs | 26 | 8.7 |
Needs, desires, ideas | 42 | 14.0 |
Coherent on some topic | 66 | 22.0 |
Cooherent on many topics | 90 | 30.0 |