Table 1.
Sociodemographic characterization.
| n 1 (%) | |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 39 (16.1%) |
| Female | 203 (83.9%) |
| Civil status | |
| Single | 218 (90.1%) |
| Married/civil union | 23 (9.5%) |
| Divorced/separated | 1 (0.4%) |
| Nursing school type | |
| Private | 49 (20.2%) |
| Public | 193 (79.8%) |
| Geographical area where they usually live | |
| Alentejo | 6 (2.5%) |
| Algarve | 11 (4.5%) |
| Metropolitan Area of Lisbon | 47 (19.4%) |
| Center | 122 (50.4%) |
| North | 50 (20.7%) |
| Autonomous Region of Madeira | 3 (1.2%) |
| Autonomous Region of the Azores | 3 (1.2%) |
| Lived with older adults | |
| Yes | 99 (40.9%) |
| No | 143 (59.1%) |
| Regular contact with older adults | |
| Yes | 221 (91.3%) |
| No | 21 (8.7%) |
| Previous experience caring for older adults (not relatives) | |
| Yes | 215 (88.8%) |
| No | 27 (11.2%) |
1 n: sample size.