The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy Indexed in /covered by CAS, KoreaScience & DOI/Crossref:eISSN 2287-156X   pISSN 1229-0475

The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy Indexed in /covered by CAS, KoreaScience & DOI/Crossref:eISSN 2287-156X pISSN 1229-0475

Table. 1.

Table. 1.

General characteristics of participants (n=348)

Contents Characteristics Participants (n) %
Gender Male 98 28.2
Female 250 71.8
Age 20-30s 47 13.5
40-50s 281 80.7
60-70s 20 5.7
80s over - -
Final education Middle school 7 2.0
High school 83 23.9
College 60 17.2
University 192 55.2
Graduate school or higher 6 1.7
Relationship with dementia patient Spouse 14 4.0
Daughter 183 53.6
Son 85 24.4
Daughter-in-law 40 11.5
Son-in-law 3 0.9
Relative 3 0.9
Caregiver for the sick 7 2.0
Nursing care worker 13 3.7
Time of patient care All day 27 7.8
More than half a day (12 hours or more) 135 38.8
More than 2 hours 79 22.7
More than 3 hours 107 30.7
Period of patient care A week to a month or more 13 3.7
3 months to 6 months or more 131 37.6
A year or more 118 33.9
2 years or more 84 24.1
Place to care for patient Home 237 68.1
Nursing home 69 19.8
Hospital (hospitalization) 35 10.1
Dementia center 6 1.7
Patient's degree of dementia Mild cognitive impairment 30 8.6
Early stage dementia 134 38.5
Mild dementia 139 40.0
Severe dementia 45 12.9
Areas of pain that occur while caring for a dementia patient Yes 295 84.8
No 53 15.2
Experience receiving rehabilitation therapy Yes 229 65.8
No 119 34.2
Areas you currently the most painful part Cervical spine (neck) 60 17.2
Shoulder 147 42.2
Waist 114 32.8
Knee 24 6.9
Ankle 3 0.9
Areas you currently wish to receive therapy Cervical spine (neck) 60 17.2
Shoulder 144 41.4
Waist 117 33.6
Knee 24 6.9
Ankle 3 0.9
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