Table 1 Demographic characteristics
Carers in receipt of paid care (n = 15) | |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Female | 14 (93.3%) |
Male | 1 (6.7%) |
Ethnicity | |
White | 14 (93.3%) |
BAME | 1 (6.7%) |
Relationship with PLWD | |
Spouse | 8 (53.3%) |
Adult child | 7 (46.7%) |
Living with PLWD | |
Yes | 11 (73.3%) |
No | 4 (26.7%) |
Dementia subtype | |
Alzheimer’s disease | 7 (46.3%) |
Mixed dementia | 2 (13.3%) |
Vascular dementia | 2 (13.3%) |
YOD | 1 (6.7%) |
Other | 3 (20.1%) |
IMD Quintile | |
1 (least disadvantaged) | 3 (20.0%) |
2 | 5 (33.3%) |
3 | 2 (13.3%) |
4 | 1 (6.7%) |
5 (most disadvantaged) | 2 (13.3%) |
Mean (SD) [Range] | |
Age | 59.6 (+/−7.2) [45–74] |
Years of education | 15.0 (+/−3.2) [11–21] |
Years since dementia diagnosis | 6.5 (+/−4.7) [0.1–15] |
Weekly hours of informal care before COVID-19 | 123.7 (+/− 72.7) [10–168] |
Weekly hours of informal care before since COVID-19 | 124.5 (+/− 71.7) [0–168] |