Table 1 Summary statistics of patients’ and caregivers’ demographics at baseline (n = 214)
n (%) (unless otherwise stated) | |
|---|---|
Caregiversa | |
Mean age in years (SD) | 49.0 (13.0) |
Sex | |
Male | 59 (27.6%) |
Female | 155 (72.4%) |
Ethnicity | |
Chinese | 114 (53.8%) |
Malay | 74 (34.9%) |
Indian | 19 (9.0%) |
Others | 5 (2.4%) |
Educational qualification | |
No qualification | 8 (3.7%) |
Primary | 50 (23.4%) |
Secondary | 89 (41.8%) |
Post-secondary/polytechnic | 52 (24.4%) |
University | 14 (6.6%) |
Employment status | |
Employed full time | 91 (42.9%) |
Employed part time | 22 (10.4%) |
Unemployed | 99 (46.7%) |
Relationship with patient | |
Spousal | 119 (55.9%) |
Children | 74 (34.7%) |
Others | 20 (9.4%) |
Median ZBI score (IQR) | 11 (6—19) |
Median CES-D (IQR) | 7 (3—9) |
Patients | |
Mean age in year (SD) | 62.8 (11.5) |
Sex | |
Male | 137 (64.0%) |
Female | 77 (36.0%) |
Ethnicity | |
Chinese | 119 (55.6%) |
Malay | 70 (32.7%) |
Indian | 21 (9.8%) |
Others | 4 (1.9%) |