Table 1.

An example of data analysis.

Main Categories	Upper Categories	Sub-Categories	Examples of Simplified Sentences by the Spousal Caregivers
Spousal caregivers’ daily social network	Reductions in social relationships	Friends and neighbors avoid the couple Changes in the behavior of a person with memory disorders	“My husband’s behavior has chaged during the memory disorder. I think that our neighbors are afraid of my husband. It is so sad.”
	The empowering impact of social relationships	The caregiver’s positive life attitude The loved spouse with the memory disorder	“I enjoy meeting my friends. We’ll go to the cafe and have a chat, or they’ll come over to our home. Things that cheer up the mind.”