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Table 1 Demographic characteristic of the nursing staff and caregivers

From: In-hospital informal caregivers' needs as perceived by themselves and by the nursing staff in Northern Greece: A descriptive study

Nursing staff

N

%

Caregivers

N

%

GENDER

  

GENDER

  

Male

32

10.0

Male

55

14.9

Female

287

90.0

Female

315

85.1

AGE

  

AGE

  

<34

93

33.9

<42

116

33.5

34-39

90

32.8

42-52

122

35.3

>39

91

33.2

>52

108

31.2

MARITAL STATUS

  

MARITAL STATUS

  

Single

79

25.8

Single

33

9.3

Married

203

66.3

Married

291

82.4

Widower-widow/Separated/Divorced

24

7.8

Widower-widow/Separated/Divorced

29

8.2

EDUCATION

  

EDUCATION

  

Secondary education

148

46.5

Primary

83

23.3

University/Technological Educational Institute/Master studies

170

53.5

Secondary

144

40.4

WORK EXPERIENCE (YEARS)

  

Tertiary

129

36.2

<10

110

35.9

RELATION TO THE PATIENT

  

10-16

94

30.7

Husband/Wife

137

37.0

>16

102

33.3

Mother/Father

87

23.5

POSITION

  

Brother/Sister

32

8.6

Head nurse or replacing the head nurse

30

9.6

Daughter/Son

68

18.4

Nurse

167

53.5

Daughter in law/Son in law

26

7.0

Assistant/vocational nurse

115

36.9

Other

20

5.4