Table 2.
Participants’ sociodemographic characteristics (N = 21).
| Age, mean (SD) | 47.52 (14.98) |
| Sex, N (%) | |
| Female | 15 (71.4) |
| Male | 6 (28.6) |
| Relationship type, N (%) | |
| Mother/father | 14 (66.7) |
| Sister/brother | 3 (14.3) |
| Wife/husband | 2 (9.5) |
| Daughter/son | 2 (9.5) |
| Completed education level, N (%) | |
| Compulsory education | 4 (19.0) |
| Apprenticeship | 4 (19.0) |
| High school graduate | 2 (9.5) |
| School profession, trade, normal, technical | 3 (14.3) |
| University | 8 (38.1) |
| Professional activity, N (%) | |
| Salaried or own employer | 15 (71.4) |
| Pensioner | 2 (9.5) |
| Unemployed | 3 (14.3) |
| Student | 1 (4.8) |
| Living under the same roof as patient, N (%) | |
| Yes | 11 (52.4) |
| No | 10 (47.6) |
| Frequency of close contacts, N (%) | |
| Daily | 13 (61.9) |
| Weekly | 7 (33.3) |
| Monthly | 1 (4.8) |
| Previously requested help, N (%) | |
| Yes | 13 (61.9) |
| No | 8 (38.1) |
| Obtained first individual help as a caregiver | |
| Yes | 21 (100) |
| No | – |
| Reason for requesting help, N (%) | |
| Participate in research | 7 (33.3) |
| Manage the caregiving role | 6 (28.6) |
| Better understand the disease | 5 (23.8) |
| Gain professional support | 2 (9.5) |
| Support patient | 1 (6.7) |
| Number of reasons for the request, N (%) | |
| One reason | 7 (33.3) |
| Several reasons | 14 (66.7) |
| Patient’s diagnosis according to the caregiver, N (%) | |
| Schizophrenia | 13 (61.9) |
| Depression | 4 (19.0) |
| Bipolar disorder | 2 (9.5) |
| Anxious disorder | 2 (9.5) |
| Duration of illness, N (%) | |
| Less than a year | 7 (33.3) |
| Between 1 and 2 years | 2 (9.5) |
| Between 3 and 10 years | 9 (42.9) |
| More than 10 years | 3 (14.3) |