Table 4 Sample characteristics
Sample size | n = 320 (100)a | |
|---|---|---|
Sex of the informal carer | female | 241 (75.3) |
Age of the informal carer | 64.53b [SD 12.5], [24–93]c | |
Sex of the person with dementia | female | 180 (56.3) |
Age of the person with dementia | 79.62b [SD 8.17], [44–101]c | |
Kinship relation between the person with dementia and the informal carer | spouse child child-in-law friend grandchild other family member | 174 (54.4) 119 (37.2) 16 (5) 3 (0.9) 3 (0.9) 5 (1.6) |
Living situation of the person with dementia | cohabiting with spouse/partner living alone in own household cohabiting with adult children (in-law) in a relative’s place but in own household cohabiting with other relative living alone in own household with live-in carer | 182 (56.9) 70 (21.9) 37 (11.6) 25 (7.8) 5 (1.6) 1 (0.3) |
Diagnosis of dementia by a physician | yes no missing | 292 (91.3) 21 (6.6) 7 (2.2) |
Dementia type | Alzheimer’s dementia vascular dementia fronto-temporal dementia dementia with Lewy bodies Parkinson’s dementia unspecific missing | 124 (38.8) 59 (18.4) 3 (0.9) 1 (0.3) 4 (1.3) 89 (27.8) 40 (12.5) |
Functional Assessment Staging (FAST) | normal adult normal aged adult incipient Alzheimer’s Disease mild Alzheimer’s Disease moderate Alzheimer’s Disease moderately severe Alzheimer’s Disease severe Alzheimer’s Disease | 1 (0.3) 5 (1.6) 1 (0.3) 21 (6.6) 26 (8.1) 189 (59.1) 77 (24.1) |
Care level according to the German long-term care insuranced | none care level 1 care level 2 care level 3 applied for, not decided applied for, not approved | 54 (16.9) 129 (40.3) 92 (28.7) 18 (5.6) 20 (6.3) 7 (2.2) |