| Caregiver characteristics (n = 60) | Value |
| Age (years), mean ± SD | 59.9 ± 16.7 |
| Gender, n(%) |
|
| Male | 22 (36.7) |
| Female | 38 (63.3) |
| Relationship, n(%) |
|
| Wife | 18 (30) |
| Husband | 6 (10) |
| Daughter | 19 (31.7) |
| Son | 13 (21.7) |
| Other | 4 (6.7) |
| Marital status, n(%) |
|
| Married | 46 (76.7) |
| Single | 6 (10) |
| Divorcee | 6 (10) |
| Caregiver education, n(%) |
|
| Degree | 13 (21.7) |
| Technical certificate | 11 (18.4) |
| School studies | 15 (25) |
| Occupational status, n(%) |
|
| Employee | 18 (30) |
| Unemployed | 10 (16,7) |
| Caregiver | 27 (45) |
| Time (hours/day) to care, mean ± SD | 10.7 ± 7.2 |
| Patient characteristics (n = 60) | Value |
| Age(years), mean ± SD | 83.1 ± 4.9 |
| Gender, n(%) |
|
| Male | 38 (63.3) |
| Female | 22 (36.7) |
| Hospital stay (days), mean ± SD | 10.6 ± 6.6 |
| Time from diagnosis (years), mean ± SD | 14 ± 7.6 |
| Hypertension | 58 (96.7) |
| Hypercholesterolemia | 31 (54.4) |
| Diabetes complications, n(%) |
|
| Pressure sore | 35 (58.3) |
| Nephropathy | 34 (56.7) |
| Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) | 32 (53.3) |
| Retinopathy | 18 (30) |
| Intermittent claudication | 14 (23.3) |
| Diabetic foot | 11 (18.3) |
| Artertial Periferic Disease | 5 (8.3) |
| Neuropathy | 4 (6.7) |
| Number of drug taken, mean ± SD | 10.9 ± 2.6 |
| Charlson index, mean ± SD | 4.1 ± 2.3 |
| Charlson index adjusted by age, mean ± SD | 8 ± 2.3 |