Table 1.
Characteristics of the sample at the time of the interview, n = 23
| Characteristics | n = 23 | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender, n (%): | ||
| Female: | 17 (74) | |
| Male: | 6 (26) | |
| Age, years min-max (median): | 44–83 (62) | |
| Relationship, n (%): | ||
| Spouses | 12 (52) | |
| Adult children | 9 (39) | |
| Adult siblings | 2 (9) | |
| Geographya, n (%): | Urban areas, n = 14 (61) | Rural areas, n = 9 (39) |
| North of Norway, n = 6 | 0 | 6 |
| East of Norway, n = 17 | 14 | 3 |
| Living arrangements, n (%): | ||
| Shared household with the person with dementia | 11 (48) | |
| Not sharing household with the person with dementia | 6 (26) | |
| Care recipient lived in nursing home | 6 (26) | |
aRural areas = municipalities with less than 20.000 inhabitants, Urban areas = municipalities with more than 20.000 inhabitants. We classified patients’ home municipality into rural and urban based on a combination of population density and proximity to regional centers and other towns/cities first calculated by Rugkåsa et al. [42] and available on request