Table 2 Caregiver characteristics
Intervention group (n = 20) | Control group (n = 10) | |
|---|---|---|
Relation to patient | ||
Mother | 15 | 6 |
Stepmother | 1 | 0 |
Grand mother | 3 | 3 |
Adoptive mother | 1 | 1 |
Age, mean (range) | 43.7 (29–64) | 51.2 (32–81) |
Years of education, mean (range) | 10.4 (4–19) | 12.1 (4–17) |
Employment status | ||
Full time/part time | 11 | 3 |
Unemployed | 7 | 4 |
Retired | 0 | 1 |
Homemaker | 2 | 2 |
Health insurance | ||
Public exclusive | 10 | 5 |
Public non-exclusive | 10 | 5 |
Private | – | – |
Marital status | ||
Married/living with partner | 9 | 6 |
Divorced | 8 | 1 |
Single | 3 | 1 |
Widowed | 0 | 2 |
Number of siblings, mean (range) | 1.90 (0–5) | 1.70 (0–6) |
Psychiatrist diagnosis* | ||
None | 10 | 5 |
Major depression | 5 | 4 |
Intellectual deficit | 1 | 0 |
Bipolar disorder | 1 | 0 |
Personality disorder | 3 | 1 |
Current psychiatry treatment | 4 | 1 |