Research Article

An Online Platform to Support the Network of Caregivers of People with Dementia

Table 2

Participant characteristics.

ā€‰Family caregivers ()Professional caregivers ()

Mean age (SD)59.2 (17.6)44.6 (16.5)
Gender: female529
Mean number of persons involved per client (SD)1.75 (0.5)9 (3.7)
Position in networkDaughter ()
Son ()
Partner ()
Nurse ()
Case manager ()
General practitioner ()
Physiotherapist ()
Day care professional ()
Domestic worker ()
Care farm worker ()
Technology : mean (SD)3.7 (0.5)3.1 (1.1)

varied from 1 (no technology experience) to 5 (excellent technology experience).