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Table 2 Characteristics of the caregivers, according to study group (by unit)

From: Examining the Hospital Elder Life Program in a rehabilitation setting: a pilot feasibility study

Characteristic

Intervention group*, **

Usual care group*, **

(N = 60)

(N = 27)

Age – yr

  

 Mean ± SD

62.1 ± 14.9

60.8 ± 9.3

Gender – no. (%)

  

 Female

42 (74)

22 (85)

 Male

15 (26)

4 (15)

Relation – no. (%)

  

 Spouse

20 (33)

3 (11)

 Daughter

23 (38)

15 (56)

 Son

11 (18)

4 (15)

 Other relative

6 (11)

5 (19)

Employment – no. (%)

  

 Full-time

19 (35)

6 (24)

 Part-time

6 (11)

3 (12)

 Retired

23 (42)

12 (48)

 Homemaker

5 (9)

4 (16)

 Not employed at this time

2 (4)

0

Live with – no. (%)

  

 Yes

23 (40)

6 (23)

 No

35 (60)

20 (77)

Distance to residence – no. (%)

  

 16 to 30mins

30 (52)

13 (50)

 30mins to 1 h

3 (5)

5 (19)

  > 1 h

6 (10)

4 (15)

 Family member lived with

19 (33)

4 (15)

Distance to hospital – no. (%)

  

 16 to 30mins

38 (66)

16 (62)

 30mins to 1 h

14 (24)

7 (27)

  > 1 h

6 (10)

3 (12)

Frequency of contact in person – no. (%)

  

 Once per week

10 (18)

1 (4)

 1–3× per week

18 (32)

15 (60)

 4–6× per week

5 (9)

2 (8)

Daily

11 (19)

4 (16)

 More than once daily

13 (23)

3 (12)

Frequency of contact by phone – no. (%)

  

 Once per week

4 (9)

2 (8)

 1–3× per week

14 (33)

8 (33)

 4–6× per week

6 (14)

4 (17)

 Daily

13 (30)

5 (21)

 More than once daily

6 (14)

5 (21)

Self-Rated Health – no. (%)

  

 Excellent

12 (23)

10 (40)

 Good

31 (59)

11 (44)

 Fair/Poor

10 (19)

4 (16)

  1. *Plus-minus values are means ± SD
  2. **Percentages were rounded to the nearest whole number