Research Article
The Needs of Older People with Mental Health Problems: A Particular Focus on Dementia Patients and Their Carers
Table 1
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of subjects.
| | Characteristics | n = 75 |
| | Age (years) | 73.3
(SD = 6.6; range 65–93) | | Gender (%) | | | Male | 20 (26.7) | | Female | 55 (73.3) | | Marital status (%) | | | Single | 14 (18.7) | | Married | 37 (49.3) | | Common law | 1 (1.3) | | Widowed | 14 (18.7) | | Divorced | 8 (10.7) | | Separated | 1 (1.3) | | Living situation (%) | | | Alone | 12 (16.0) | | With partner | 38 (50.7) | | With other relatives | 15 (20.0) | | With others | 10 (13.3) | | Status at interview n (%) | | | Inpatient | 20 (26.7) | | Outpatient | 55 (73.3) | | Psychiatric diagnosis n (%) | | | Depressive disorder | 27 (36.0) | | Dementia | 22 (29.3) | | Bipolar disorder | 9 (12.0) | | Schizophrenia and other psychoses | 4 (5.3) | | Alcohol dependence | 4 (5.3) | | Adjustment disorder | 4 (5.3) | | Anxiety | 3 (4.0) | | No diagnosis | 2 (2.7) | | Somatic comorbidity n (%) | | | Yes | 74 (98.7) | | No | 1 (1.3) | | Socioeconomic classification (Graffar) n (%) | | | Class IV—low | 4 (5.3) | | Class V—very low | 71 (94.7) | | Geographical area n (%) | | | Urban | 12 (16.0) | | Suburban | 7 (9.3) | | Rural | 56 (74.7) | | Has a carer? n (%) | | | Yes | 52 (69.3) | | No | 23 (30.7) | Lives with carer? n (%)
() | | | Yes | 42 (56.0) | | No | 10 (13.3) | | Is also a carer? n (%) | | | Yes | 15 (20.0) | | No | 60 (80.0) |
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