Table 3.
Descriptive analysis of need characteristics
| Categories |
Questions |
Answer options |
|
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| How often did it recently happen that… | never | very rarely | some-times | often | total | |
|
Emotional distress |
…you felt that your relatives were overextended or stressed out? |
26.8% (261) |
26.5% (258) |
38.6% (376) |
8.0% (78) |
100% (973) |
| …you were concerned that your family caregiver will not be able to provide the same care as nowadays? |
40.2% (396) |
18.9% (186) |
32.0% (316) |
8.9% (88) |
100% (986) |
|
| …you waited a long time for help or support? |
72.5% (697) |
19.7% (189) |
6.2% (60) |
1.6% (15) |
100% (961) |
|
|
Social isolation |
…you felt lonely or left alone? |
43.3% (430) |
24.6% (244) |
25.7% (255) |
6.4% (63) |
100% (992) |
| …you missed contact to other people or personal conversations? |
35.0% (346) |
23.3% (230) |
29.7% (294) |
12.0% (119) |
100% (989) |
|
| Emergency situations | …you were frightened that there could be a medical emergency situation? |
22.4% (217) |
25.4% (246) |
41.1% (399) |
11.1% (108) |
100% (970) |
| …you feared that you are unable to call for help in case of emergency? | 45.8% (439) | 28.5% (273) | 20.1% (193) | 5.6% (54) | 100% (959) | |