Mixed-methods single-arm repeated measures study evaluating the feasibility of a web-based intervention to support family carers of persons with dementia in long-term care facilities

Table 2 Baseline demographic characteristics, N = 37

	Mean	SD	n	%
Carer
Age	63.2	11.7
Years of education	15.5	3.5
Number of medical conditions	2.4	1.1
Gender
Male			13	35.1
Female			24	64.9
Relationship to care recipient
Spouse/life partner			11	29.7
Son/daughter			22	59.5
Daughter-in-law			2	5
Sister-in-law			1	3
Niece			1	3
Marital status
Single			4	10.8
Married			27	73
Divorced/separated			4	10.8
Common law			2	5
Ethnicity
Caucasian			30	81
Chinese			1	3
Southeast Asian			2	5
Other			3	8
No answer			1	3
Actively practicing a religion
Yes			10	27
No			26	70
No answer			1	3
Employed
Yes			18	48.6
No			19	51.4
Estimated annual income
Less than $10,000			0	0
$ 10,000 to $ 39,999			3	8.1
$ 40,000 to $ 69,999			10	27
Greater than $ 70,000			18	48.6
No answer			6	16.2
Do finances meet needs
Adequately to completely			30	81.1
Totally inadequate to with some difficulty			7	18.9
Care recipient
Age	84.7	7.4
Months in 24-h care	37	22.5
Gender
Male			9	24.3
Female			28	75.7

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