Table 1 Socio-demographic Characteristics of the Sample
Patients | Family | Patients | Family | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 209 | N = 118 | N = 209 | N = 118 | ||
Sex – N (%) | Job – N (%) | ||||
Man | 74 (35) | 53 (45) | Employed | 54 (26) | 60 (51) |
Woman | 135 (65) | 65 (55) | Student | 2 (1) | 2 (2) |
Education N (%) | On maternity leave/at home | 3 (1) | 5 (4) | ||
Elementary | 13 (6) | 7 (6) | Invalid pensioner | 78 (38) | 7 (6) |
Secondary | 162 (78) | 79 (67) | Old-age pensioner | 69 (33) | 43 (36) |
Tertiary | 34 (16) | 32 (27) | Unemployed | 3 (1) | 1 (1) |
Children – yes N (%) | 175 (84) | 94 (80) | Duration of disease – N (%) | ||
Marital status – N (%) | Less than a year | 8 (4) | – | ||
Single | 32 (15) | 18 (15) | 1–3 yrs | 27 (13) | – |
Married | 125 (60) | 83 (70) | 4–6 yrs | 40 (19) | – |
Divorced | 31 (15) | 16 (14) | 7–10 yrs | 29 (14) | – |
Widow/er | 21 (10) | 1 (1) | More than 10 yrs | 105 (50) | – |
Relationship N (%) | Contribution to care - N (%) | ||||
Husband/wife | – | 58 (49) | None | 114 (55) | – |
Partner | – | 8 (7) | I | 25 (12) | – |
Son/daughter | – | 29 (25) | II | 25 (12) | – |
Mother/father | – | 8 (7) | III | 36 (17) | – |
Other | – | 15 (12) | IV | 9 (4) | – |