Both, patients and caregivers' profiles, were representative from the usual patients attended in the Home Care Programme in Andalucía (confirmed with the profiles available at the Andalusian Healthcare Service Annual Reports).
Also, the necessary standardization of the intervention, even adapting to the needs of caregivers after the initial exploration of their demands, may have limited the suitability of contents, given the sociodemographic heterogeneity of caregivers' profiles, which, nevertheless, matched their general population [ 39- 42].
Nor have the characteristics which make up the caregiver profile in these cases been identified.
The caregiver profile identified in the study, i.e. vast majority of women, patients' daughters or spouses – demonstrates the clear gender bias in caregiver role assignment; culturally, it still seems inevitable that the women most closely related to the patient should take on this role [ 29].
This study examined caregiver profiles and determinants of the burden of caregiving in Ghana.
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Their caregivers' socio-demographic profiles, mental health, and the time spent on caregiving were assessed using standard instruments.
Personality is an important consideration as it allows for a broader understanding of the caregiver's psychological profile.
To determine the profile of caregivers for patients in home hospitalization, and to investigate morbidity and strain in caregivers.
