Family Dynamics and Personal Strengths among Dementia Caregivers in Argentina

Table 1

Caregiver sociodemographic characteristics.

Sociodemographic characteristic	Family dementia caregivers; ()
Gender, % female	74.3
Caregiver marital status, %
Married	75.2
Single	9.5
Divorced/separated	5.8
Other	9.6
Education, %
Elementary/primary	18.1
Some high school	1.9
Completed high school	43.8
Technical studies	1.9
Some college	1.9
Completed college	32.4
Socioeconomic level, %
1-2 (times the minimum wage)	10.5
2-3	44.8
3-4	29.5
4+	15.2
Caregiver age, M (SD)	57.71 (13.35)
Period of care in months, M (SD)	48.21 (23.13)
Hours caregiving per week, M (SD)	63.54 (18.55)

Note. M = mean; SD = standard deviation.