TABLE 1.
Sociodemographic Characteristics of Caregivers (N = 84) and People With Dementia
| Caregivers | pwD | |
|---|---|---|
| Sex (F%) | 84.5% | 72.6% |
| Age, mean (SD) | 48.7 (11.7) | 78.5 (10.1) |
| Years of education, mean (SD) | 13.8 (3.1) | - |
| Years of disease duration, mean (SD) | - | 5.3 (3.6) |
| Diagnosis (%) | ||
| Alzheimer's disease | - | 56% |
| Vascular dementia | - | 31% |
| Frontotemporal dementia | - | 10.7% |
| Lewy body dementia | - | 2.4% |
| Level of functional dependence (%) | ||
| High | 34.5% | |
| Medium | 45.2% | |
| Low | - | 20.2% |
| Employment status (%) | ||
| Employed | 54.8% | - |
| Not employed | 45.2% | - |
| Kinship (%) | ||
| Children | 72.6% | - |
| Spouses | 11.9% | - |
| Grandchildren | 8.3% | - |
| Other | 6.0% | - |
| Time of care, mean (SD) | 12.8 (8.1) | - |
| Place of residence (%) | ||
| In the same house with the pwD | 75% | |
| In the same city of residence of the pwD | 16.7% | |
| In another city with respect to the pwD's residence | 8.3% | |
| Secondary caregivers | ||
| None | 26.2% | |
| Other relatives | 51.2% | |
| Paid carers | 22.6% |
pwD: people with dementia; F%: percentage of female participants; SD: standard deviation.