Table 1 Participants’ characteristics
Characteristics of participants | N(%) |
|---|---|
Age (Mean, SD) | 41.94 ± 6.77 |
Gender | |
Male | 6 (35.29%) |
Female | 11 (64.71%) |
Education | |
High school or less | 7 (41.18%) |
Bachelor’s degree or some college | 8 (47.06%) |
Postgraduate | 2 (11.76%) |
Marital status | |
Married | 13 (76.47%) |
Single | 3 (17.65%) |
Divorced/widowed | 1 (5.88%) |
Relationship with patients | |
Spouse | 4 (23.53%) |
Child | 10 (58.82%) |
Other relative | 3 (17.65%) |
Patient’s disease duration (Mean, SD) | 4.12 ± 2.26 |
The clinical stages of patient | |
Mild dementia stage | 5 (29.41%) |
Moderate dementia stage | 7 (41.18%) |
Severe dementia stage | 5 (29.41%) |
Caregiver lives in same household as patient | 12 (70.59%) |