Table 1 Characteristics of caregivers who completed the questionnaires (n = 363)
Characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Male | 154 (42.42) |
Female | 209 (57.58) |
Age | |
≤ 50 years old | 38 (10.47) |
51–60 years old | 90 (24.79) |
61–70 years old | 127 (34.99) |
≥ 71 years old | 108 (29.75) |
Ethnic group | |
Han | 331 (91.18) |
Others | 32 (8.82) |
Education | |
Primary school or below | 36 (9.92) |
Middle school degree | 121 (33.33) |
High school degree | 129 (35.54) |
College degree | 51 (14.05) |
Bachelor degree | 22 (6.06) |
Master degree or above | 4 (1.10) |
Religious or not | |
No | 328 (90.36) |
Yes | 35 (9.64) |
Marital status | |
Unmarried | 11 (3.03) |
Married | 299 (82.37) |
Divorced | 17 (4.68) |
Widowed | 33 (9.09) |
Others | 3 (0.83) |
Employment status | |
Employed | 123 (33.88) |
Retired | 213 (58.68) |
Unemployed | 26 (7.16) |
Others | 1 (0.28) |
Relationship with patient | |
Spouse | 112 (30.85) |
Parent | 151 (41.60) |
Child | 31 (8.54) |
Brother or sister | 64 (17.63) |
Other Family relative | 5 (1.38) |
Caring years | |
≤ 5 years | 7 (1.93) |
6–10 years | 52 (14.33) |
> 10 years | 302 (83.20) |
Insurance | |
Basic medical insurance for urban employee | 221 (60.88) |
Residents’ basic medical insurance | 104 (28.65) |
Others | 38 (10.47) |
Number of chronic diseases | |
No | 4 (1.10) |
One | 242 (66.67) |
Two | 69 (19.01) |
Three and above | 48 (13.22) |
Hours for caring patients per day | |
<6 h | 173 (47.66) |
6–12 h | 140 (38.57) |
> 12 h | 50 (13.77) |