Table 1 Demographic characteristics of hemodialysis patients and their caregivers
From: The relationship between care burden and quality of life in caregivers of hemodialysis patients
Demographic characteristics of patients | |
|---|---|
Variables | Total (N = 246) |
Age (years), mean ± SD | 58.6 ± 15 |
• Median (IQR) | 60 (50–68) |
Male gender, n (%) | 129(52.5) |
Care Ability | |
• High | 27(11) |
• Medium | 88(35.9) |
• Low | 131(53.1) |
Having Other Chronic Diseases (yes: %86.2, n:212) | |
• Cardiovascular | 109(44.4) |
• Diabetes | 83 (33.7) |
• Others | 20 (8.1) |
Demographic Characteristics Of caregivers of hemodialysis patients | |
Variables | Total (N = 246) |
Age (years), mean ± SD | 42 ± 15 |
• Median (IQR) | 40 (28–53) |
Male gender, n (%) | 81(32.8) |
Monthly income (Dollar), n (%)a | |
• < 100 | 148(60.2) |
• 101–200 | 56(22.8) |
• > 201 | 42(17) |
Education, n (%) | |
• Under Diploma | 118(48.1) |
• Diploma | 85(34.6) |
• College Education | 43(17.3) |
Job, n (%) | |
• Housewife | 133(53.9) |
• Self-Employed | 49(19.9) |
• Employee | 27(11.2) |
• University Student | 8(3.3) |
• Unemployed | 29(11.7) |
Marriage, n (%) | |
• Single | 93(37.8) |
• Married | 153(62.2) |