Table 1.
Characteristics of participants
| Characteristics of Participants | Participants (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Face validity (n = 12) | Phase II (n = 120) | Phase III (n = 240) | Total (n = 372) | |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 3 (20.0) | 15 (12.5) | 23 (9.6) | 41 (11.0) |
| Female | 9 (80.0) | 105 (87.5) | 217 (90.4) | 331(89.0) |
| Age category | ||||
| < 20 years | 0 (0.0) | 7 (5.8) | 14 (5.8) | 21 (5.6) |
| 20 – 30 years | 3 (20.0) | 28 (23.3) | 63 (26.3) | 94 (25.3) |
| 31 – 40 years | 6 (60.0) | 33 (27.5) | 54 (22.5) | 93 (25.0) |
| > 40 years | 3 (20.0) | 52 (43.3) | 109 (45.4) | 164 (44.1) |
| Education | ||||
| Primary education | 3 (30.0) | 82 (68.3) | 147 (61.3) | 232 (62.4) |
| Lower secondary education | 2 (10.0) | 15 (12.5) | 58 (24.2) | 75 (20.2) |
| Upper secondary education | 7 (60.0) | 16 (13.3) | 27 (11.3) | 50 (13.4) |
| Diploma | 0 (0.0) | 7 (5.8) | 8 (3.3) | 15 (4.0) |
| Occupation | ||||
| Unemployed | 4 (40.0) | 48 (40.0) | 92 (38.3) | 144 (38.7) |
| Student | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.7) | 3 (1.3) | 5 (1.3) |
| Employee | 2 (20.0) | 38 (31.7) | 84 (35.0) | 124 (33.3) |
| Self-employed | 6(40.0) | 32 (26.7) | 61 (25.4) | 99 (26.6) |
| Relationship with older adult | ||||
| Spouse | 0 (0.0) | 17 (14.2) | 28 (11.7) | 45 (12.1) |
| Children | 6 (50.0) | 63 (52.5) | 170 (70.8) | 239 (64.2) |
| Other relatives | 6 (50.0) | 40 (33.3) | 42 (17.5) | 88 (23.7) |