Table 1 Patient’s disease profile, demographic characteristics, and relationship with the family caregiver
Characteristics | Participants: n (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Patients | Family caregivers | Total | ||
Overall | 23 (57.5) | 17 (42.5) | 40 (100.0) | |
Inpatient | Yes | 5 (21.7) | 5 (29.4) | 10 (25.0) |
No | 18 (78.3) | 12 (70.6) | 30 (75.0) | |
Disease | Hypertension only | 8 (34.8) | 4 (23.5) | 12 (30.0) |
Diabetes only | 6 (26.1) | 6 (35.3) | 12 (30.0) | |
Hypertension and diabetes | 9 (39.1) | 7 (41.2) | 16 (40.0) | |
Patient’s number of years with the disease | < 5 (1–4) | 10 (43.5) | – | 10 (43.5) |
≥5 (5–30) | 13 (56.5) | – | 13 (56.5) | |
Caregiver’s years of caring for the patient | < 5 (1–4) | – | 11 (64.7) | 11 (64.7) |
≥5 (5–10) | – | 6 (35.3) | 6 (35.3) | |
Sex | Female | 17 (74.0) | 12 (70.6) | 29 (72.5) |
Male | 6 (26.0) | 5 (29.4) | 11 (27.5) | |
Age | < 30 (22–30) | – | 3 (17.6) | 3 (7.5) |
≥30 (30–64) | – | 14 (82.4) | 14 (35.0) | |
< 60 (46–59) | 7 (30.4) | – | 7 (17.5) | |
≥60 (60–86) | 16 (69.6) | – | 16 (40.0) | |
Caregiver’s relationship with the patient | Daughter, n (%) | – | 9 (52.9) | 9 (52.9) |
Son, n (%) | – | 4 (23.5) | 4 (23.5) | |
Wife, n (%) | – | 3 (17.7) | 3 (17.7) | |
Grandson, n (%) | – | 1 (5.9) | 1 (5.9) | |