Table 1.
Sample characteristics (n = 15)
| Characteristics of participants and circumstances of the live-in care arrangements | n*= | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | Female | 10 |
| Male | 5 | |
| Relationship to person with dementia | Adult child | 11 |
| Partner | 2 | |
| Duration of employment of live-in carers | One day to 30 days | 2 |
| 30 days to six month | 2 | |
| Six month to one year | 3 | |
| Longer than one year | 5 | |
| Total number of live-in carers ever employed | One to two | 2 |
| Two to five | 5 | |
| More than five live-in carers | 4 | |
| Start of live-in care after onset of dementia | Less than one year | 3 |
| One to three years- | 4 | |
| Longer than three years ago | 4 | |
* The information in this table comes from a short questionnaire. As not all participants completed the questionnaire in full, n does not always add up to 15.