Table 1.
Frequency distribution of personal characteristics in Family caregivers of Older Adults with Chronic disease
| Personal characteristics | Number (abundance) | percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 60 | 26.1 |
| Female | 170 | 73.9 |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 50 | 17.8 |
| Married | 166 | 72.2 |
| widow | 4 | 1.7 |
| divorced | 10 | 4.3 |
| Number of children | ||
| Non | 73 | 31.7 |
| 1–2 | 90 | 39.1 |
| 3-4 | 56 | 24.3 |
| 5 and more | 11 | 4.8 |
| Education | ||
| Illiterate | 33 | 14.3 |
| High school | 108 | 47 |
| Graduated from high school | 46 | 20 |
| bachelor | 42 | 18.3 |
| Masters- Ph.D. | 1 | 0.4 |
| Duration of care | ||
| 12 months | 59 | 25.7 |
| 13-24 month | 63 | 27.2 |
| 25-60 month | 65 | 28.1 |
| More than 60 months | 43 | 19 |
| Income | ||
| Enough | 18 | 7.8 |
| Almost enough | 124 | 53.9 |
| Not enough | 88 | 38.3 |
| Relationship with older adult | ||
| spouse | 125 | 54.3 |
| child | 76 | 33 |
| Friend and relatives | 29 | 12.7 |
| History of drug use | ||
| yes | 74 | 32.2 |
| no | 156 | 67.8 |
| History of surgery | ||
| yes | 60 | 26.1 |
| no | 170 | 73.9 |
| Insurance | ||
| have | 205 | 89.1 |
| Not have | 25 | 10.9 |
| Living status | ||
| With older adult | 136 | 59.1 |
| In another place | 94 | 40.9 |
| Mean of age ± Std | 46.65 ± 13.63 | |