Research Article
Quality of Life in Parkinson's Disease Caregivers: The Contribution of Personality Traits
Table 1
Carer and patient demographic data.
| Demographics | Caregiver | Patients with PD | n | % | n | % |
| Region | | | | | Metropolitan | 174 | 63.5 | 174 | 63.5 | Rural | 100 | 36.5 | 100 | 36.5 | Gender | | | | | Female | 177 | 64.6 | 103 | 37.6 | Male | 84 | 30.7 | 171 | 62.4 | Marital status | | | | | Never married | 11 | 4.0 | 4 | 1.5 | Married/de facto | 242 | 88.3 | 241 | 88.0 | Separated | 8 | 2.9 | 4 | 1.5 | Widowed | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 5.8 | Divorced | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 3.3 | Relationship | | | | | Spouse/partner | 227 | 82.8 | | | Child | 25 | 9.1 | | | Sibling | 3 | 1.1 | | | Friend | 2 | 0.7 | | | Other | 4 | 1.5 | | | Employment | | | | | Employed | 72 | 26.3 | | | Unemployed | 2 | 0.7 | | | Retired/pensioner | 152 | 55.5 | | | Carer | 24 | 8.8 | | | Other | 10 | 3.6 | | | Education | | | | | No formal education | 2 | 0.7 | | | Preyear 10 | 53 | 19.3 | | | Secondary school certificate | 59 | 21.5 | | | TAFE | 60 | 21.9 | | | University | 81 | 29.6 | | | Other | 5 | 1.8 | | |
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TAFE: Technical and further education; PD: Parkinson’s disease.
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