Table 1 Socio-demographics features of the sample
Characteristics | % or Mean ± SD (n = 97) |
|---|---|
Female | 63.9 |
Age | 48.7 ± 13.6 |
Marital status | |
Married/cohabiting | 62.9% |
Single | 26.8% |
Divorced/Separated | 6.2% |
Widowed | 4.1% |
Educational level | |
Illiterate or incomplete primary school | 6.2% |
Complete primary school | 10.3% |
Incomplete secondary school | 13.4% |
Complete secondary school | 36.1% |
University studies | 34.0% |
Labor status | |
Employed | 17.5% |
Unemployed | 12.4% |
Student | 1.0% |
Retired | 8.2% |
Disabled | 37.2% |
Homemaker | 23.7% |
Region of residence in Peru | |
Lima (capital city) | 68.0% |
Callao | 10.3% |
Junín | 7.2% |
Ica | 4.1% |
Ayacucho | 3.1% |
Othersa | 7.3% |
Barthel Index | |
Barthel 1 (total dependency) | 3.1% |
Barthel 2 (severe dependency) | 2.1% |
Barthel 3 (moderate dependency) | 9.3% |
Barthel 4 (slight dependency) | 50.5% |
Barthel 5 (total independency) | 35.0% |
Caregiver assistance | 68.0% |
Daily care hours (conditioned to receive care) | |
Barthel 1 | 18.3 ± 7.0 |
Barthel 2 | 17 ± 1.4 |
Barthel 3 | 13.4 ± 3.7 |
Barthel 4 | 9.8 ± 6.5 |
Barthel 5 | 5 ± 4.5 |
Type of health insurance | |
Uninsured | 32.0% |
SIS | 38.1% |
ESSALUD | 25.8% |
Police & Armed Forces | 3.1% |
Private insurance | 1.0% |