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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of Family caregivers and Care recipient in the study (n = 24)

From: Risk factors associated with home care safety for older people with dementia: family caregivers’ perspectives

Family Caregivers

Care recipient

No.

Age

Gender

Education

Residence

Relationship with older people with dementia

Average daily care (hours)

Number of years of care (year)

Age

Gender

Number of years with dementia

Other diseases

P1

43

Male

Junior college

City

Grandparents and Grandchild

5

2

78

Female

8

Hypertension

P2

48

Female

High school

City

Mother and Daughter

24

0.5

78

Female

2

Hypertension;

Hyperlipemia;

Coronary Heart Disease

P3

26

Female

University

Countryside

Grandparents and Grandchild

4

2

70

Female

2

Hypertension

P4

55

Male

Junior college

City

Father and Son

1

10

80

Male

10

Dermatitis

P5

50

Female

Junior high school

Countryside

Mother and Daughter

24

5

74

Female

5

Hypertension

P6

28

Female

University

City

Grandparents and Grandchild

3

4

76

Female

4

None

P7

58

Male

Primary school

Countryside

Father and Son

2

6

88

Male

5

Hypertension

P8

50

Male

University

City

Mather and Son

2

20

72

Female

3

Hypertension

P9

45

Female

High school

City

Mother and Daughter

3

1

80

Female

1

Hypertension

P10

41

Female

Junior high school

Countryside

Mother-in-Law

3

1

62

Female

1

None

P11

48

Female

Junior high school

City

Father and Daughter

15

6

73

Male

6

Hypertension

P12

50

Female

Junior high school

Countryside

Father and Daughter

12

2

74

Male

2

None

P13

36

Female

University

City

Mother and Daughter

4

2

73

Female

2

Hypertension

P14

40

Female

High school

City

Mother-in-law

2

3

70

Female

3

Arthritis

P15

52

Female

Primary school

City

Mother and Daughter

8

3

85

Female

5

Coronary Heart Disease;Rheumatoid Disease

P16

36

Male

High school

Countryside

Father and Son

3

4

61

Male

4

Gastritis

P17

38

Female

High school

Countryside

Grandparents and Grandchild

7

3

88

Female

5

Hypertension

P18

27

Female

University

City

Grandparents and Grandchild

4

5

86

Female

10

Gastritis;Hypertension

P19

45

Female

Primary school

City

Grandparents and Grandchild

8

12

90

Female

2

Gastritis;

Heart Disease

P20

26

Female

University

Countryside

Mother-in-Law

8

2

65

Female

2

None

P21

49

Female

Junior high school

Countryside

Mother-in-Law

5–6

4

90

Female

3–4

Hypertension

P22

50

Male

Junior high school

Countryside

Mather and Son

3

10

80

Female

10

Hypertension;Diabetes

P23

21

Female

University

Countryside

Grandparents and Grandchild

3–4

4

67

Female

4

Hypertension; Diabetes

P24

46

Female

Junior high school

Countryside

Mother-in-Law

1

6

82

Male

4

Hypertension