Exploring challenges among Iranian family caregivers of seniors with multiple chronic conditions: a qualitative research study

Table 1 Characteristics of family caregivers

Participant	Demographic characteristics
Participant	Sex	Age	Marriage	Education	Residence	Occupation	Relation	Disease	Economic status	Care time	Duration of care	Help from others	Taking care of others (patients)
P1	Male	50	Married	Graduate	Urban	Employee	Son	No	Average	Over 12 h	Over 3 years	Yes	Yes
P2	Female	51	Married	Undergraduate	Urban	Household	Daughter-in-law	Yes	Low	Over 12 h	Over 3 years	No	No
P3	Female	50	Married	Illiterate	Urban	Household	Daughter-in-law	Yes	Low	Below 6 h	Over 3 years	No	No
P4	Female	56	Married	Illiterate	Urban	Household	Spouse	No	Average	Over 12 h	Over 3 years	No	Yes
P5	Female	39	Single	Graduate	Urban	Jobless	Daughter	Yes	Average	Over 12 h	Over 3 years	No	No
P6	Male	38	Single	Graduate	Urban	Self-employed	Son	Yes	High	Over 12 h	Over 3 years	No	Yes
P7	Female	39	Single	Graduate	Urban	Self-employed	Daughter	No	Average	6 – 12 h	Over 3 years	No	No
P8	Female	51	Married	Undergraduate	Urban	Household	Daughter	No	Average	Over 12 h	Over 3 years	Yes	Yes
P9	Female	60	Married	Illiterate	Urban	Household	Spouse	Yes	Average	Over 12 h	1 to 3 year	No	No
P10	Female	39	Divorced	Graduate	Urban	Jobless	Daughter	No	Average	6 – 12 h	Over 3 years	No	No
P11	Male	52	Married	Graduate	Urban	Employee	Son	Yes	Average	Below 6 h	Over 3 years	Yes	No
P12	Female	41	Married	Graduate	Urban	Employee	Daughter	No	Good	Over 12 h	Over 3 years	No	No
P13	Female	35	Married	Graduate	Urban	Employee	Daughter	No	Good	Over 12 h	Over 3 years	Yes	No

ISSN: 1471-2318