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Table 1 Characteristics of interviewed caregivers and care recipients

From: The needs of informal caregivers and barriers of primary care workers toward dementia management in primary care: a qualitative study in Beijing

Items

Caregivers (n = 10)

Care recipient (n = 10)

Mean age

66.9 ± 16.6

79.0 ± 4.1

Sex

 Female

9

2

 Male

1

8

Self-reported general health

 Excellent/very good

0

N/A

 Good

0

N/A

 Fair

3

N/A

 Poor

7

N/A

Relationship

 Spouse

6

N/A

 Child

3

N/A

 Other family relative

1

N/A

Marital status

 Married

9

8

 Widowed

1

2

Education

 Elementary school

0

2

 Secondary school

6

3

 Higher education

4

5

Severity of dementia

 Mild

N/A

5

 Moderate

N/A

3

 Severe

N/A

2