Demographic characteristics
diabetes
SECONDARY, DIABETES
The mean age was 49.4 ± 10.2 years for people with diabetes and 36.0 ± 12.2 years for family caregivers. More than half (55.3%) of people with diabetes and more than two-thirds (69.7%) family caregivers were females. Nearly two-thirds of people with diabetes (64.5%) received support from their spouse, with a larger proportion (71.1%) in the control group than in the intervention group (57.9%). Nearly a third of the family caregivers (31.6%) had attended secondary school and 30.3% were employees. There was no statistically significant between-group differences were obtained amongst dyads sociodemographic characteristics and support behaviours at baseline.