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Demographic details of carers and patients |
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| N |
% |
Mean (S.D.) |
|
|
|
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| Carers |
190 |
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|
|
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| Age |
- |
- |
51.1 (8.6) |
| Sex |
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| Male |
47 |
24.7 |
|
| Female |
139 |
73.1 |
|
| Marital status |
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| Married |
127 |
78.0 |
|
| Not married |
36 |
21.0 |
|
| Highest education level |
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| School Level |
66 |
40.5 |
|
| Degree/Diploma level |
79 |
48.4 |
|
| Employment status |
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| Full/Part time |
107 |
56.3 |
|
| Not employed |
52 |
27.3 |
|
| Relationship with sufferer |
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| Parents |
129 |
89.6 |
|
| Husband/Partner |
9 |
6.3 |
|
| Sibling |
5 |
3.5 |
|
| Friend |
1 |
0.7 |
|
| Living with patient* |
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| Yes |
75 |
40.0 |
|
| No |
20 |
10.5 |
|
| Amount of contact with patient per week* |
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| < 21 hours |
16 |
30.0 |
|
| > 21 hours |
36 |
70.0 |
|
|
|
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| Patient |
156 |
||
|
|
|||
| Age |
- |
- |
23.5 (8.3) |
| Sex |
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| Male |
6 |
7.0 |
|
| Female |
150 |
93.0 |
|
| Age of onset |
- |
- |
15.5 (5) |
| Age when first diagnosed |
- |
- |
18 (8) |
| Diagnosis (carers' report)* |
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| Anorexia |
67 |
76.13 |
|
| Bulimia |
21 |
23.86 |
|
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Note.*These questions were not included in the questionnaire given to the carers included in the Volunteer Database | |||
Sepulveda et al. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2008 6:28 doi:10.1186/1477-7525-6-28 |
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