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Table 1 Characteristics of the sample at the time of the interview, n = 23

From: Dementia and patient safety in the community: a qualitative study of family carers’ protective practices and implications for services

Characteristics

n = 23

Gender, n (%):

 Female:

17 (74)

 Male:

6 (26)

Age, years min-max (median):

44–83 (62)

Relationship, n (%):

 Spouses

12 (52)

 Adult children

9 (39)

 Adult siblings

2 (9)

Geographya, n (%):

Urban areas, n = 14 (61)

Rural areas, n = 9 (39)

 North of Norway, n = 6

0

6

 East of Norway, n = 17

14

3

Living arrangements, n (%):

 Shared household with the person with dementia

11 (48)

 Not sharing household with the person with dementia

6 (26)

 Care recipient lived in nursing home

6 (26)

  1. aRural areas = municipalities with less than 20.000 inhabitants, Urban areas = municipalities with more than 20.000 inhabitants. We classified patients’ home municipality into rural and urban based on a combination of population density and proximity to regional centers and other towns/cities first calculated by Rugkåsa et al. [42] and available on request
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BMC Health Services Research

ISSN: 1472-6963

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