A qualitative study on the subjective experience of prolonged care among family members of patients with moderate to severe dementia

Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristic of the participants (n = 17)

Characteristics	Number	Range
Sex
-female	13
-male	4
Age (mean in years)	61.6	45–78
Relationship with patient
-Daughter	9
-Son	2
-Wife	3
-Husband	2
-Daughter-in-law	1
Number of years they have been caring for the patient	5.6	2–16

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