The Needs of Older People with Mental Health Problems: A Particular Focus on Dementia Patients and Their Carers

Table 2

Sociodemographic characteristics of carers.

Characteristics	𝑛=52
Age (years)	58.9 (SD =15; range 21–80)
Gender n (%)
Male	27 (51.9)
Female	25 (48.1)
Marital status n (%)
Single	9 (17.3)
Married	40 (76.9)
Widowed	2 (3.8)
Divorced	1 (1.9)
Primary carer? n (%)
Yes	49 (94.2)
No	3 (5.8)
Family carer n (%)
Children	17 (32.7)
Husband/wife	26 (50.0)
Brother/sister	3 (5.8)
Other	2 (3.8)
Unrelated	4 (7.7)