Table 1.

Characteristics of the participants and the persons with dementia

Family caregiver’s role	Age of the family caregiver	Living together with the person with dementia	Working	Relationship of the person with dementia	Severity of dementia (CDR)	Age of the person with dementia	Days at day care (per week)
Case 1, daughter	61	No	Part time	Mother	Mild	82	5
Case 2, son	54	No	No	Father	Severe	76	4
Case 3, wife	76	Yes	No	Husband	Moderate	79	4
Case 4, husband	79	Yes	No	Wife	Moderate	79	3
Case 5, wife	87	Yes	No	Husband	Severe	93	3

Abbreviation: CDR, Clinical Dementia Rating Scale.