Table 2 Participant characteristics (N = 102)
From: Development and evaluation of the Singapore Caregiver Quality of Life Scale - Dementia
Characteristics | Mean (SD) or N (%) a |
|---|---|
Age (years) | 55 (11) |
Gender | |
Female | 82 (80.4%) |
Male | 20 (19.6%) |
Ethnicity | |
Chinese | 90 (88.2%) |
Malay | 5 (4.9%) |
Indian | 6 (5.9%) |
Others | 1 (1.0%) |
Education | |
Primary or below | 3 (2.9%) |
Secondary | 27 (26.5%) |
Post-secondary | 72 (70.6%) |
Relationship with patient | |
Spouse | 5 (4.9%) |
Son or daughter | 88 (86.3%) |
Others relatives | 9 (8.8%) |
Hours caregiving per week | 44 (22) |
Caregiver role | |
Only person | 21 (20.6%) |
Primary person | 31 (30.4%) |
One of the few persons | 50 (49.0%) |
Functional Assessment Staging (FAST) of PWD | |
Mild (1 to 5) | 51 (50%) |
Moderate-to-severe (6a to 7f) | 51 (50%) |