Table 3 Descriptive analysis of need characteristics
Categories | Questions | Answer options | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
How often did it recently happen that… | never | very rarely | some-times | often | total | |
Emotional distress | …you felt that your relatives were overextended or stressed out? | 26.8% (261) | 26.5% (258) | 38.6% (376) | 8.0% (78) | 100% (973) |
…you were concerned that your family caregiver will not be able to provide the same care as nowadays? | 40.2% (396) | 18.9% (186) | 32.0% (316) | 8.9% (88) | 100% (986) | |
…you waited a long time for help or support? | 72.5% (697) | 19.7% (189) | 6.2% (60) | 1.6% (15) | 100% (961) | |
Social isolation | …you felt lonely or left alone? | 43.3% (430) | 24.6% (244) | 25.7% (255) | 6.4% (63) | 100% (992) |
…you missed contact to other people or personal conversations? | 35.0% (346) | 23.3% (230) | 29.7% (294) | 12.0% (119) | 100% (989) | |
Emergency situations | …you were frightened that there could be a medical emergency situation? | 22.4% (217) | 25.4% (246) | 41.1% (399) | 11.1% (108) | 100% (970) |
…you feared that you are unable to call for help in case of emergency? | 45.8% (439) | 28.5% (273) | 20.1% (193) | 5.6% (54) | 100% (959) | |