Table 1 Characteristics of family carers and patients
BE (n = 13) | DE (n = 10) | UK (n = 13) | HU (n = 30) | NL (n = 21) | Total (n = 87) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carer’s age (mean, SD) | 63 (10) | 60 (14) | 63 (13) | 56 (15) | 62 (11) | 601 (13) |
Gender (no. female) | 6 (46%) | 7 (70%) | 8 (62%) | 24 (80%) | 14 (67%) | 59 (68%) |
Diagnosis of patient | ||||||
Cancer | 10 (80%) | 10 (100%) | 5 (39%) | 11 (37%) | 15 (73%) | 51 (59%) |
CHF | / | / | 1 (8%) | 7 (23%) | 1 (5%) | 9 (10%) |
COPD | 3 (20%) | / | 7 (54%) | 12 (40%) | 5 (23%) | 27 (31%) |
Who is patient’s carer? | ||||||
(un)married partner | 10 (83%) | 4 (40%) | 6 (50%) | 16 (53%) | 15 (71%) | 51 (60%) |
child | 2 (17%) | 6 (60%) | 2 (17%) | 9 (30%) | 2 (10%) | 21 (25%) |
other | / | / | 4 (33%) | 5 (17%) | 4 (19%) | 13 (15%) |
Do carer and patient live together? (no. yes) | 10 (83%) | 4 (40%) | 7 (58%) | 22 (76%) | 15 (71%) | 58 (69%) |
Patient’s age (mean, SD) | 67 (11) | 73 (9) | 67 (9) | 69 (9) | 69 (8) | 69 (9) |