Interviewer | Caregiver ID | EQF Education level1 |
Age | Gender | Relationship with the elderly person |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CG1 | Level 4; goriška region, a farmer | 58 | Male | Son | |
CG2 | Level 4; osrednjeslovenska region, a retired accountant | 60 | Female | Nephew | |
CG3 | Level 7; rural area, social worker | 56 | Female | Daughter | |
CG4 | Level 8; city area, nurse | 47 | Female | Daughter | |
CG5 | Level 6; city area | 69 | Female | Unspecified | |
CG6 | Level 4; city area | 59 | Female | Daughter | |
CG7 | Level 4; rural area | 53 | Female | Daughter in-law | |
CG8 | Level 4; rural area | 59 | Male | Relative (unspecified) | |
CG9 | Level 4; rural area | 65 | Male | Nephew | |
CG10 | Level 5; rural area, an accountant | 49 | Female | Neighbour |
Interviewers | Gender | Occupation, credentials, experience | Participant knowledge of interviewer, relation between them | Duration of interviews |
---|---|---|---|---|
Female | MD, PhD student | She knew that they are caregivers and asked them in person if they wanted to participate, no one declined her offer | 30 min both | |
Female | MD, psychiatry resident, PhD student | Chose two people from her surroundings, no one refused | 20 min both | |
Female | MD, GP, PhD student, PhD; an Teaching | Chose two caregivers from the clinic where she works, no one refused to participate | 60-90 min | |
Female | Assistant for First Aid, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Health. | Mother and a neighbour; she chose them according to the instructions from the training; mother used to work at an elderly home and neighbour is actively participating at a club of retired people; no one refused to participate | 24 min; 13 min | |
Female | MD, GP, PhD | Chose two caregivers from her practice; no one refused to participate | 30 min; 1 h |
Interviewer | Categories | Number of codes in category | The total frequency of all codes in the category |
---|---|---|---|
Chronic conditions of the elderly | 10 | 16 | |
Physical impairment of the elderly | 3 | 5 | |
Functional impairments of the elderly | 3 | 3 | |
Health accessories | 10 | 12 | |
Other impairments of the elderly | 1 | 1 | |
Duration of caregiving | 1 | 10 | |
Reason for taking on caregiving role | 9 | 23 | |
Frequency of caregiving | 1 | 1 | |
Areas of caregiver help | 20 | 59 | |
Problems with the health care of the elderly | 4 | 4 | |
Fears and psychological problems | 8 | 10 | |
Problems with the organisation of elder care | 3 | 5 | |
Problems with knowledge and information | 1 | 1 | |
Help from other people | 2 | 2 | |
Non-professional help | 4 | 14 | |
Professional help | 3 | 7 | |
Positive experiences with the primary care doctor | 16 | 29 | |
Negative experiences with the primary care doctor | 4 | 5 | |
Positive experiences with home care nurses | 5 | 10 | |
Receiving help from home care nurses | 1 | 4 | |
Areas of help from home care nurses | 6 | 7 | |
Positive experiences with emergency centres | 6 | 16 | |
Negative experiences with emergency centres | 8 | 11 | |
Not using emergency centres | 1 | 3 | |
Transport to an emergency centre | 2 | 6 | |
Positive experiences on hospital wards | 7 | 11 | |
Negative experiences on hospital wards | 8 | 8 | |
No previous experiences with hospital wards | 1 | 3 | |
Knowledge of informal caregivers | 2 | 12 | |
Sources of information about caregiving | 8 | 21 | |
Suggestions regarding sources of information | 3 | 8 | |
Other suggestions | 4 | 4 | |
165 | 331 |