Views of Older Adults on Using Support to Prevent Overload in Informal Caregivers: Results of a Story Completion Study

Table 2

Characteristics of participating older adults (phases 2 and 3).

	Total (n = 23)
Gender
Female	17
Male	6
Hours of informal care per week
Unknown	2
1-2 hrs	7
3-4 hrs	9
≥5 hrs	5
Educational level
Low educational level	7
Middle educational level	5
High educational level	11
Receives informal care from
1 person	10
2 persons	5
3 or more persons	8

Phase 1 participants (pilot) are not included in the table, because no information was collected on their educational levels and number of informal caregivers.