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Table 1 Sociodemographic data

From: “Loneliness is a monotonous thing”: descriptive qualitative research on the loneliness of caring relatives

Properties

Mean value

(span)

Frequency (%)

Total

 

13 (100%)

Participating

  

Women

Men

 

9 (70%)

4 (30%)

Age (in years)

62.5 years

(31–86 years)

 

Caring relative

  

Daughter

Wife

Husband

 

3 (24%)

6 (46%)

4 (30%)

Sick person

  

Father

Mother

Wife

Husband

 

2 (16%)

1 (8%)

4 (30%)

6 (46%)

Duration of care

8.8 years

(20 months − 25 years)