The influence of day care centres designed for people with dementia on family caregivers – a qualitative study

BMC Geriatrics

Table 1 Characteristics of the participants and the persons with dementia

Family caregiver’s role	Family caregiver’s age	Living together with the person with dementia	Working	Person with dementia’s role	Severity of dementia (CDR^a)	Person with dementia’s age
1. Son	52	No	No	Father	Very mild	74
2. Daughter	56	No	No	Mother	Mild	77
3. Wife	74	Yes	No	Husband	Mild	77
4. Daughter	59	No	No	Mother	Very mild	80
5. Daughter-in-law	47	No	No	Mother-in-law	Mild	82
6. Son	47	No	Yes	Mother	Mild	80
7. Wife	79	Yes	No	Husband	Moderate	83
8. Son	46	No	Yes	Mother	Very mild	76
9. Wife	77	Yes	No	Husband	Mild	87
10. Wife	72	Yes	No	Husband	Moderate	81
11. Wife	86	Yes	No	Husband	Mild	92
12. Daughter	58	No	No	Mother	Mild	81
13. Husband	76	Yes	No	Wife	Mild	74
14. Daughter	70	No	No	Mother	Mild	96
15. Daughter	65	No	No	Mother	Moderate	87
16. Husband	77	Yes	No	Wife	Mild	72
17. Wife	74	Yes	No	Husband	Mild	79

ISSN: 1471-2318