Table 2.
Care Recipients’ Demands and Their Family Caregiver Burden | n | (%) |
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Level of Dependency of Care Recipients According to ADL Total Scores | ||
Mildly dependent to independent (≥12) | 838 | 96.7 |
Moderately to severely dependent (0–11) | 29 | 3.3 |
Depression of Care Recipients According to GDS Total Scores | ||
No depression (0–5) | 810 | 93.4 |
Probable depression (6–15) | 57 | 6.6 |
Caregiver Burden of Family Caregivers According to CBI Total Scores | ||
<24 | 819 | 94.5 |
≥24 | 48 | 5.5 |
ADL: Barthel’s Activities of Daily Living, GDS: 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale, CBI: 24-item Caregiver Burden Inventory Scale.