Table 3. Perceptions of health burden on those caring for people with dementia.
| Caring for someone with dementia can .. | No opinion offered& % (n) |
Agree with statement % (n) |
Disagree. % (n) |
|---|---|---|---|
| .. be very lonely .. be very rewarding* .. lead to own health suffering summary: caring for someone with dementia places a burden on those providing it |
15.8 (191) 26.7 (323) 20.6 (249) 24.2 (293) |
79.6 (962) 21.7 (262) 70.8 (856) 67.4 (816) |
4.6 (56) 51.6 (624) 8.6 (104) 8.3 (100) |
*: adjusted to reflect the orientation of the original question.. i.e. in the summary figure the underlined figures are exchanged
&: please refer to the notes at the foot of Table 2