| Caregiver characteristics | Mean ( 95% CI ) | n (%) |
| Age, yearsa | 62.0 (61.5 to 62.6) | |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 508 (29.3) | |
| Female | 1227 (70.7) | |
| Personal relation | ||
| Partner | 1138 (65.6) | |
| Adult child | 476 (27.4) | |
| Other | 121 (7.0) | |
| Education | ||
| Low (≤10 years) | 449 (25.9) | |
| Intermediate (>10 and ≤15 years) | 828 (47.7) | |
| High (>15 years) | 458 (26.4) | |
| Health indicators, diagnoses within 5 years prior to baseline | ||
| Somatic conditions (CCIb) | ||
| 0 | 1457 (84.0) | |
| 1 | 239 (13.8) | |
| ≥2 | 39 (2.2) | |
| Psychiatric diagnosisc | ||
| Affective disorder | 10 (0.6) | |
| Anxiety or adjustment disorder | 12 (0.7) | |
| Otherd | 16 (0.9) | |
| No hospital-based psychiatric diagnosis | 1697 (97.8) |
↵a Caregiver’s age at baseline.
↵b CCI = Charlson Comorbidity Index24 (scores recorded in the Danish National Health Service Register).25
↵c Diagnosis in the Danish Psychiatric Centre Research Register within 5 years prior to the time of patient’s medical drug reimbursement.29
↵d Includes schizophrenia, psychotic disorders, personality disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorders, and organic mental disorders.