Table 3.
Sociodemographic information of participating caregivers (N=30)a.
| Characteristic | Value | |
| Age (years; n=29), mean (SD) | 59.7 (9.9) | |
| Gender (n=28), n (%) | ||
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Female | 23 (82) |
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Male | 5 (18) |
| Marital status (n=28), n (%) | ||
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Unmarried | 3 (11) |
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In common-law marriage or married | 17 (61) |
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Divorced | 6 (21) |
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Widow | 2 (7) |
| Educational level (n=27), n (%) | ||
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Primary school | 5 (19) |
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Vocational school or vocational courses | 10 (37) |
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Bachelor’s degree | 2 (7) |
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Master’s degree | 10 (37) |
| Employment status (n=29), n (%) | ||
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Unemployed | 2 (7) |
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Student | 1 (3) |
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Retired | 16 (55) |
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Employed or on sick leave | 10 (34) |
| Housing situation (n=29), n (%) | ||
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Living with a spouse or family | 20 (69) |
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Living alone | 9 (31) |
| Relationship with the person with SSDb (n=29), n (%) | ||
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Spouse | 5 (17) |
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Child | 6 (21) |
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Parent | 15 (52) |
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Other | 3 (10) |
| Duration of the illness of the person with SSD (years; n=28), n (%) | ||
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0-10 | 14 (50) |
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11-20 | 11 (39) |
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21-30 | 3 (11) |
| Duration of using mental health services (years; n=27), n (%) | ||
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0-10 | 10 (37) |
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11-20 | 14 (52) |
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21-30 | 3 (11) |
| Chronic illness of a caregiver (n=29), n (%) | ||
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No | 18 (62) |
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Yes | 11 (38) |
| Computer or internet skills (n=29), n (%) | ||
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Very good | 7 (24) |
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Good | 13 (45) |
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Neutral | 8 (28) |
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Quite poor | 1 (3) |
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Poor | 0 (0) |
| Attitudes toward computers or internet (n=29), n (%) | ||
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Very positive | 12 (41) |
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Positive | 15 (52) |
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Neutral | 2 (7) |
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Negative | 0 (0) |
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Very negative | 0 (0) |
aThe number of responses varied depending on how many participants answered each question.
bSSD: schizophrenia spectrum disorder.