Socio-demographic data | Total (N = 100) | |
---|---|---|
Frequency | % | |
Age (years) | ||
♣ 20- | 7 | 7 |
♣ 30- | 30 | 30 |
♣ 40- | 41 | 41 |
♣ 50–60 | 22 | 22 |
Min. – Max. | 21–57 | |
Mean ± SD. | 41.57 ± 2.78 | |
Sex | ||
♣ Female | 83 | 83 |
♣ Male | 17 | 17 |
Marital status | ||
♣ Married ♣ Single | 63 29 | 63 29 |
♣ Divorced/ Separated/ Widowed | 8 | 8 |
level of education | ||
♣ Read and write/ Basic education | 10 | 10 |
♣ Secondary education ♣ University education ♣ Postgraduate education | 19 51 20 | 19 51 20 |
Relationship to the care receiver | ||
♣ Daughter ♣ Son ♣ Daughter-in-law ♣ Grandchild ♣ Spouse | 73 16 5 3 3 | 73 16 5 3 3 |
Living with the care receiver | ||
♣ Yes | 67 | 67 |
♣ Yes, temporarily ♣ No | 18 15 | 18 15 |
Having children under the age of 18 | ||
♣ No | 54 | 54 |
♣ Yes | 46 | 46 |
Working beside caregiving | ||
♣ Not working | 50 | 50 |
♣ Employee | 50 | 50 |
Income | ||
♣ Enough | 61 | 61 |
♣ Not enough | 39 | 39 |
Caregiving hours / day | ||
♣ < 6 | 29 | 29 |
♣ 6- | 23 | 23 |
♣ 12- | 23 | 23 |
♣ 18–24 | 25 | 25 |
Duration of acting as a caregiver | ||
♣ Less than 6 months | 10 | 10 |
♣ From 6 months to less than 1 year | 12 | 12 |
♣ From 1–2 years | 19 | 19 |
♣ More than 2 years | 59 | 59 |
Having someone help in caregiving | ||
♣ No, I am the only caregiver | 34 | 34 |
♣ Family member/friends | 56 | 56 |
♣ Professional Care Providers | 7 | 7 |
♣ Friends | 3 | 3 |
Suffering from chronic illness | ||
♣ No | 48 | 48 |
♣ One | 25 | 25 |
♣ Two | 16 | 16 |
♣ Three and more | 11 | 11 |
Consuming medications | ||
♣ Yes ♣ No | 55 45 | 55 45 |