Skip to main content

Table 2 Description of the family caregivers (n = 379) and the patient’s extended social network

From: Informal and formal care among persons with dementia immediately before nursing home admission

Family caregiver’s relation to patient, n (%)

-  spouse

81 (21.4)

-  child

255 (67.3)

-  others

43 (11.3)

Age, mean (SD)

-  spouse-carers

77.7 (7.6)

-  child-carers

57.4 (8.9)

 Gender, n (%) female

228 (60.2)

 Co-resident, n (%) yes

105 (26.6)

 Employed, n (%) yes

194 (54.2)

 Hours worked per week if in paid work, mean (SD)

34.9 (10.3)

 Carers that lost working hours due to care tasks, n (%)

60 (30.8)

 Mean hours lost per week, if reporting lost hours (SD)

11.2 (9.6)

 Care benefit as part of paid work, n (%) yes

8 (4.0)

 Mean hours care benefit per week, if receiving care benefit, mean (SD)

7.6 (5.6)

Number of additional care providers, n (%)

-  0

183 (46.3)

-  1

172 (43.5)

-  2

28 (7.1)

-  3

12 (3.7)

Additional care providers’ relation to patients, n (%)

-  family

154 (72.6)

-  relatives

29 (13.7)

-  friends

15 (7.1)

-  neighbours

22 (10.4)

-  others

44 (20.8)

  1. SD Standard Deviation