Table 1.
Socio-demographic data of caregivers and clinical course of their relatives (N = 155).
| Variable | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Level of education | |
| Primary school | 2 (1.3) |
| Low secondary school | 39 (25.2) |
| High secondary school | 63 (40.6) |
| University | 51 (32.9) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 30 (19.4) |
| Married/cohabitant | 98 (63.2) |
| Separated/divorced | 12 (7.7) |
| Widowed | 15 (9.7) |
| Employment status | |
| Unemployed | 17 (11.0) |
| Employed | 101 (65.2) |
| Retired | 35 (22.6) |
| Student | 2 (1.3) |
| Living condition | |
| Alone | 28 (18.1) |
| With spouse | 42 (27.1) |
| With spouse and children | 69 (44.5) |
| With children | 9 (5.8) |
| With parents | 7 (4.5) |
| Degree of kinship with the patient | |
| Spouse/cohabitant | 59 (38.1) |
| Parent | 41 (26.5) |
| Son/daughter | 23 (14.8) |
| Grandparent | 1 (0.6) |
| Sibling | 11 (7.1) |
| Other relative | 13 (8.4) |
| Friend | 7 (4.5) |
| Duration of patient hospitalization | |
| <7 days | 31 (20.0) |
| Between 8 and 14 days | 51 (32.9) |
| Between 15 and 20 days | 27 (17.4) |
| More than 21 days | 46 (29.7) |
| Clinical status of patient | |
| Discharged | 112 (72.3) |
| Deceased | 43 (27.7) |