Table 1 Experts i.e. informal caregivers’ characteristics and people with NCD characteristics
n = 68 | |
|---|---|
Gender - n (%) | |
female | 46 (67.5%) |
Relationship with their relative- n (%) | |
spouses | 43 (63.0%) |
children | 20 (29.5%) |
other | 5 (7.5%) |
Age – mean ± SD | 69.1 ± 12.0 |
age of spouses – mean ± SD | 75.3 ± 8.5 |
age of children – mean ± SD | 56.0 ± 7.1 |
age ≥ 65 – n (%) | 42 (62%) |
Educational level - n (%) | |
nil | 5 (7.5%) |
primary | 9 (13.0%) |
secondary | 33 (48.5%) |
tertiary | 21 (31.0%) |
Cohabitation with their relative - n (%) | |
yes | 49 (72.0%) |
Length of caregiving - n (%) | |
< 1 year | 12 (17.5%) |
1–5 year(s) | 48 (70.5) |
> 5 years | 8 (12.0%) |
Caregiver Burden (short ZBI) – mean ± SD | 3.7 ± 1.9 |
People with NCD characteristics | |
Age – mean ± SD | 80.0 ± 8.0 |
Gender - n (%) | |
Female | 35 (51.5%) |
Measurements - mean ± SD | |
Mini-Mental State Examination | 17.4 ± 6.2 |
Neuropsychiatric Inventory | 21.8 ± 14.8 |
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living | 3.0 ± 2.8 |
Disability Assessment of Dementia DAD-16 | 5.3 ± 5.8 |
Diagnosis stage - n (%) | |
Subjective cognitive decline | 4 (6.0%) |
Minor neurocognitive disorders | 15 (22.0%) |
Major neurocognitive disorders | 49 (72.0%) |
Diagnosis etiology - n (%) | |
Alzheimer’s Disease | 38 (56.0%) |
Alzheimer’s Disease with cerebrovascular disease | 12 (17.5%) |
Lewy body disease | 4 (6.0%) |
Cerebrovascular disease | 5 (7.0%) |
Other neurocognitive disorders | 9 (13.5%) |