Table 1. Background characteristics of respondents.
| Background characteristics | n (%) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 45 (35.2) |
| Female | 83 (64.8) |
| Race | |
| Malay | 83 (64.8) |
| Chinese | 34 (26.6) |
| Others | 11 (8.6) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 36 (28.1) |
| Married | 85 (66.4) |
| Divorced/Widowed | 7 (5.5) |
| Education | |
| Primary level | 14 (11) |
| Secondary level | 80 (62.5) |
| Tertiary level | 34 (26.6) |
| Household income | |
| < RM1000 | 34 (26.6) |
| RM1000 – RM4999 | 65 (50.8) |
| >RM5000 | 29 (22.6) |
| Role | |
| Primary caregiver | 77 (60.2) |
| Secondary caregiver | 51 (39.8) |
| Duration of diagnosis | |
| 0 – 5 years | 94 (72.6) |
| 6 – 10 years | 24 (18.8) |
| >10 years | 11 (8.6) |
| Modified Rankin Score (MRS) | |
| Independent to moderately dependent (MRS 1 – 3) | 59 (46) |
| Severely dependent to totally dependent (MRS 4 – 5) | 69 (54) |
| Received caregiver training | |
| Yes | 31 (24.2) |
| No | 97 (75.8) |
| Information source | |
| Doctors | 50 (39.1) |
| Nurses | 27 (21.1) |
| Internet or other informal source | 24 (18.8) |
| Other hospital personnel | 23 (18) |
| Other caregivers | 10 (7.8) |
| Books or other formal sources | 4 (3.1) |
| Non-governmental organisations | 2 (1.6) |
| Others | 8 (6.3) |