Table 1 Characteristics of the sample
Characteristic | Patients (n = 16) | Caregivers (n = 14) |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
20–29 | – | 1 |
30–39 | 1 | 1 |
40–49 | 1 | 4 |
50–59 | 3 | 1 |
60–69 | 7 | 7 |
70–79 | 2 | – |
80–89 | 2 | – |
Sex | ||
Male | 5 | 4 |
Female | 11 | 10 |
Religion | ||
Baptist | – | 1 |
Buddhist | 2 | 1 |
Catholic | 3 | 4 |
Christian | 2 | 1 |
Greek Orthodox | 1 | 1 |
Hindu | 1 | – |
Jehovah’s Witness | 1 | – |
Latter Day Saints | 1 | – |
Muslim | 1 | 1 |
None/Not Disclosed | 3 | 5 |
Pentecostal | 1 | – |
Care type | ||
Public | 12 | 8 |
Private | 4 | 4 |
Not Disclosed | – | 2 |
Regional origin | ||
Eastern Europe | – | 1 |
European Union | 6 | 2 |
Oceania | 3 | 1 |
Asia | 5 | 8 |
Africa | 2 | – |
Middle East | – | 2 |
Languages spoken | ||
Afrikaans | 1 | – |
Arabic | – | 2 |
Cantonese | 1 | 2 |
Dutch | 1 | – |
English | 12 | 11 |
French | – | 1 |
German | 3 | – |
Greek | 1 | – |
Hindi | 1 | – |
Hungarian | 2 | – |
Italian | 2 | 1 |
Macedonian | – | 1 |
Mandarin | 4 | 5 |
Melanesian | 1 | – |
Malay | 1 | – |
Polish | 1 | – |
Somali | 1 | – |
Tagalog | – | 1 |
Taiwanese | 1 | – |