Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants.

Participant characteristics (n = 459)
		%
Location of participant at the time of inclusion	At home	65.5
	In a healthcare institution	28,6
	Other (including service flats)	5,9
Relation between research assistant and participant	Personal relation	67,3
	Professional caregiver relation	17,8
	No relation	13,8
	Other	1,1
Gender	Female	55,3
	Male	44,7
Belgian province of residence	Antwerp	65.9
	Eastern Flanders	13.4
	Limburg	9.7
	Brussels-Capital, Flemish, and Walloon Brabant	7.7
	Other provinces (less than 1%)	3.3
Highest educational level	No certificate/degree	1.5
	Primary school	16.8
	Secondary school	34.6
	Higher vocational education	15.5
	Bachelor	23.9
	Master or higher	7.7
Employment status (most relevant categories)	Retired	51.0
	Unemployed	3.1
	(former) Employment in healthcare	19.2
Residence status	Home (no residential care) (n = 412) •Alone •With children •With partner	90.2 20.4 20.8 65.6
	Mean (range)
Age, years	62.8 (19–96)