Table 1.

Study participant characteristics

Characteristic	Description
Patients
Morbidities	Patients had on average 5.4 morbidities (eg, Parkinson’s disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hypertension), which ranged from 2 to 16
Living arrangements	All patients lived alone with the exception of one patient who lived with a spouse
Medications	The patients were prescribed on average 8.5 medications with a range of 5–17 medications
Caregivers
Sex	All caregivers were female
Relationship to patient	Seven were adult children, one was a spouse and one was a sibling
Duration of caregiver role	6.25 on average with a range of 1–20 years
Healthcare professionals
Years of experience	Less than 1 year n=3 2–5 years n=14 6–10 years n=6 11–15 years n=12, more than 16 years n=15
Job status	Full time (n=39) Part time (n=11)
Level of education	Baccalaureate n=24 Graduate n=17 College n=9