Table 1.

Descriptive statistics of characteristics for the study sample and their care recipients.

Characteristics	N (%), Mean ± SD
Family caregivers
Gender
Men	117 (45.7)
Women	139 (54.3)
Age (years)
<45	36 (14.1)
45–59	90 (35.2)
≥60	130 (50.8)
Education level
No formal education	51 (19.9)
Primary school	106 (41.4)
Middle school	69 (27.0)
High school and above	30 (11.7)
Marital status
Married have spouses	209 (81.6)
Divorced, widowed, or unmarried	47 (18.4)
Employment status
Employed	125 (48.8)
Unemployed	86 (33.6)
Retired	45 (17.6)
Annual personal income, $
<750	116 (45.3)
750–1,499	34 (13.3)
≥1,500	106 (41.4)
Chronic condition
No	168 (65.6)
Yes	88 (34.4)
Relationship with the care recipient
Spouse	81 (31.6)
Parents	101 (39.5)
Other	74 (28.9)
Social support	32.1 ± 7.7
Low social support	24 (9.4)
Moderate support	217 (84.7)
High support	15 (5.9)
Subjective support	18.9 ± 5.2
Objective support	7.7 ± 2.3
Support utilization	5.6 ± 2.2
Loneliness	45.3 ± 8.8
No/low loneliness	116 (45.3)
Moderate/high loneliness	140 (54.7)
Depression	10.0 ± 5.3
Had not significant depressive symptoms	119 (46.5)
Had significant depressive symptoms	137 (53.5)
Persons with SMI
Age (years)
<45	84 (32.8)
45–59	97 (37.9)
≥60	75 (29.3)
Medical insurance
Yes	247 (96.5)
No	9 (3.5)
Other chronic diseases
Yes	51 (19.9)
No	205 (80.1)