Table 3.
Characteristics of patients and caregivers per cluster
| Characteristics clusters | Experimental (n = 12) | Control (n = 18) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Size, average (D.S.) | 6.5 (2.65) | 4.1 (1.89) | ||
| Patients | ||||
| Age (average, DS) | 75.3 (7.41) | 77,5 (7.58) | ||
| Gender | Female, (%) | 58 | 40 | |
| Primary Diagnosis | Internal Medicine, (%) | 46 | 40 | |
| Oncology, (%) | 21 | 24 | ||
| Neurology, (%) | 11 | 6 | ||
| Vascular, (%) | 7 | 6 | ||
| Trauma., (%) | 8 | 13 | ||
| Cardiology, (%) | 3 | 4 | ||
| DK/NA/REF, (%) | 3 | 6 | ||
| Katz Index | Severe Dependency, (%) | 87 | 84 | |
| Moderate Dependency, (%) | 8 | 13 | ||
| No Dependency, (%) | 4 | 3 | ||
| Dependency Previous to Hospitalization | Yes, % | 73 | 73 | |
| No, % | 23 | 23 | ||
| DK/NA/REF, % | 5 | 5 | ||
| Caregivers | ||||
| Age (average, DS) | 56.1 (7.99) | 51.7 (8.15) | ||
| Gender | Female, (%) | 78 | 76 | |
| Relation to Patient | Partner, (%) | 29 | 20 | |
| Son/Daughter, (%) | 37 | 46 | ||
| Brother/Sister, (%) | 6 | 5 | ||
| Parent, (%) | 2 | 6 | ||
| Professional Caregiver (%) | 14 | 13 | ||
| Others, (%) | 12 | 10 | ||
| Educational Level | Read and Write, (%) | 15 | 14 | |
| Primary Education, (%) | 26 | 22 | ||
| Secondary Education, (%) | 15 | 18 | ||
| O – Levels and A - Levels, (%) | 16 | 32 | ||
| University Education, (%) | 28 | 15 | ||
| Work Situation | Active, (%) | 35 | 42 | |
| Unemployed, (%) | 12 | 13 | ||
| Inactive, (%) | 52 | 45 | ||
| Caregiving Time | None, (%) | 5 | 12 | |
| 0 - 6 Months, (%) | 35 | 37 | ||
| 6 - 12 Months, (%) | 5 | 8 | ||
| >12 Months, (%) | 55 | 40 | ||
| DK/NA/REF, (%) | 0 | 3 | ||
| Family Extra Loads | 1 person (%) | 75 | 62 | |
| More than 1 person (%) | 15 | 31 | ||
| DK/NA/REF, (%) | 9 | 7 | ||
| Type of Caregiver | Single, (%) | 45 | 42 | |
| Primary, (%) | 51 | 58 | ||
| DK/NA/REF, (%) | 4 | 0 | ||
%: percent.
n: sample size.
D.S.: standar deviation.