Table 1 Demographic Characteristic
Person with Advanced Disease | Family Caregiver | |
|---|---|---|
Age, years Mean (range) | 84 (72–93) | 59 (46–78) |
Gender | ||
Female / male | 8 / 2 | 9 / 1 |
Education | ||
Illiterate | 1 | 1 |
Elementary school | 7 | 7 |
Illiterate | 2 | 1 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 1 | 0 |
Married | 3 | 9 |
Widowed | 7 | 0 |
Divorced | 0 | 1 |
Employment status | ||
Unemployed | 0 | 6 |
Retired | 10 | 4 |
Years of caregiving mean (range) | 8 (1–20) | 8 (1–20) |
Most common diseases | ||
Dementia/ Alzheimer | 8 | 0 |
Oncologic disease | 1 | 0 |
Degenerative bone disease | 1 | 6 |
Depression | 0 | 3 |
Heart attack and hypertension | 0 | 1 |
Barthel Scale - Level of Dependence in self-care | ||
High | 9 | – |
Moderate | 1 | – |