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Table 1 Characteristics of informal caregivers (n = 289)

From: Validation of an instrument to assess informal caregivers’ perceptions about the delivery of patient-centred care to people with intellectual disabilities in residential settings

Characteristic

Mean (standard deviation) range or percentage

Age (years)

61.51 (11.13) 23–90

Gender (female)

56.8%

Education

 Low

10.0%

 Medium

64.0%

 High

26.0%

Marital status (single)

23.4%

Time spent caring (≥8 h/week)

30.3%

Years caring (≥10)

82.5%

Person-centred care score

3.76 (0.67) 1–5

Satisfaction with care score

3.46 (0.44) 1–4