Perceived Social Support and Associated Factors among Caregivers of Individuals with Heart Failure: A Convergent Mixed Methods Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic data.

Characteristics	Caregivers (n = 158)
Age	Mean 57.0; SD 14.4
Gender	n (%)
Male	45 (28.5)
Female	113 (71.5)
Marital status	n (%)
Married	118 (74.7)
Separate/divorced	7 (4.4)
Single	31 (19.6)
Widow	2 (1.3)
Education	n (%)
Primary school	33 (20.9)
Secondary school	41 (25.9)
High school	55 (34.8)
Degree	24 (15.2)
Relation with patients	n (%)
Son/daughter	54 (34.2)
Wife/husband	63 (39.9)
Son/daughter in law	16 (10.1)
Brother/sister	5 (3.2)
Friend	3 (1.9)
Others	14 (8.9)
Cohabitation	n (%)
Yes	89 (56.3)
No	68 (43.0)
Employment	n (%)
Homemaker	20 (12.7)
Employee	53 (33.6)
Retired	41 (25.9)
Unemployed	17 (10.8)
Unemployed (because of caring)	26 (16.5)
Financial status	n (%)
Serious financial problems	7 (4.4)
Having the necessities to live	138 (87.3)
Having more than enough to live well	13 (8.2)