Research Article
The Needs of Older People with Mental Health Problems: A Particular Focus on Dementia Patients and Their Carers
Table 2
Sociodemographic characteristics of carers.
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| Age (years) | 58.9 (SD =15; range 21–80) | Gender n (%) | | Male | 27 (51.9) | Female | 25 (48.1) | Marital status n (%) | | Single | 9 (17.3) | Married | 40 (76.9) | Widowed | 2 (3.8) | Divorced | 1 (1.9) | Primary carer? n (%) | | Yes | 49 (94.2) | No | 3 (5.8) | Family carer n (%) | | Children | 17 (32.7) | Husband/wife | 26 (50.0) | Brother/sister | 3 (5.8) | Other | 2 (3.8) | Unrelated | 4 (7.7) |
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