Table 4 Quantitative questionnaires – respondent characteristics
Patients | Informal carers | Home care nurses | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | N | % | |
Age (mean, SD) | 81.1 (8.6) | 64.1 (13.8) | 45.8 (11.0) | |||
Sex | ||||||
Male | 47 | 35 | 22 | 35 | 1 | 1.4 |
Marital status | ||||||
Married | 36 | 27 | 45 | 71 | ||
Unmarried | 11 | 8.3 | 6 | 9.5 | ||
Divorced | 16 | 12 | 4 | 6.3 | ||
Widow (er) | 67 | 50 | 5 | 7.9 | ||
Registered partnership | 3 | 2.3 | 3 | 4.8 | ||
Educational status | ||||||
Less than high school | 48 | 37 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
High school/technical school | 73 | 56 | 44 | 71 | 69 | 96 |
College and above | 10 | 7.6 | 7 | 5.3 | 3 | 4.2 |
Living status | ||||||
Alone | 94 | 71 | 12 | 9 | ||
With partner | 36 | 27 | 40 | 64 | ||
With partner and children | 1 | 0.8 | 8 | 13 | ||
With children | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 1.6 | ||
Co-resident informal carer | 28 | 21.05 | ||||
Ethnic background | ||||||
Dutch | 128 | 96.2 | 57 | 42.9 | ||
British | 1 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.8 | ||
Indonesian | 2 | 1.5 | ||||
German | 1 | 0.8 | ||||
Surinamese | 1 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.8 | ||
Aruban | 1 | 0.8 | ||||
Canadian | 2 | 1.5 | ||||
Italian | 1 | 0.8 | ||||
EQ-5D-3 L utility score (mean, SD) | 0.55 (0.30) | |||||
EQ VAS scores (mean, SD) | 57.48 (19.86) | |||||
Relationship to patient | ||||||
Partner | 25 | 40 | ||||
Son/Daughter (jn law) | 30 | 48 | ||||
Grandson/daughter (in law) | 1 | 1.6 | ||||
Nephew/niece | 1 | 1.6 | ||||
Friend | 2 | 3.2 | ||||
Neighbour | 3 | 4.8 | ||||
Number of years active as home care nurse | ||||||
< 10 | 29 | 40 | ||||
10–25 | 34 | 47 | ||||
> 25 | 9 | 13 | ||||
Number of years involved in care for patient | ||||||
< 1 | 14 | 20 | ||||
1–3 | 45 | 63 | ||||
> 3 | 12 | 17 | ||||