Table 2 Descriptive statistics of the three indices of the physicians’ awareness to caregivers’ health and preventive treatment scale and their internal reliability (n = 201)
Index measureda | No. of items | Rangea | Mean (SD) | Median | α |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Physicians’ awareness of caregiving risks b | 7 | 1–6 | 4.53(0.82) | 4.71 | 79. |
Physicians’ recommendations for preventive care b | 4 | 1–6 | 4.77(0.98) | 5.00 | 65. |
Monitoring of the primary caregiver c | 3 | 3–9 | 5.67(1.58) | 6.00 | 74. |