Table 2 Demographic information of the care recipients (n = 148)
From: Family caregiver challenges in dementia care in Australia and China: a critical perspective
Items | Focus groups/interviews N = 49 | Survey N = 99 | X2or Mann-Whitney U test5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aus.1n = 26 | Chi.2n = 23 | Aus.1n = 31 | Chi.2n = 68 | ||
Male (%) | 23 (88) | 11 (48) | 21 (68) | 34 (50) | - |
Female (%) | 3 (12) | 12 (52) | 10 (32) | 34 (50) | - |
Mean age of PWD3 (range) | 79 (62-91) | 78 (59-100) | 78 (40-92) | 77 (52-101) | - |
Duration of dementia (range) | 6.0 (2-17) | 5.0 (1-16) | 3.8 (1-13) | 3.0 (1-12) | - |
Total dependence for ADLs4 (%) | - | - | 16 (52) | 60 (88) | P = 0.0005 |
Mean number of chronic conditions (range) | - | - | 1 (0-5) | 2 (1-4) | P = 0.0005 |