Table 2 Patient characteristics and perceptions a
From: Development and preliminary evaluation of a quality of life measure targeted at dementia caregivers
N (%) | |
|---|---|
Patient Characteristics | |
Age (mean, SD) (n = 198) | 80.2 (10) |
Gender (n = 198) | |
Male | 86 (43) |
Female | 112 (57) |
Ethnicity (n = 196) | |
White | 140 (71) |
African American | 14 (7) |
Asian | 14 (7) |
Hispanic | 27 (14) |
Other | 1 (1) |
Marital Status (n = 198) | |
Married | 104 (53) |
Never Married | 10 (5) |
Separated | 1 (1) |
Divorced | 18 (9) |
Widowed | 65 (33) |
Education (n = 194) | |
8th grade of less | 17 (9) |
Some high school | 8 (4) |
High school grad | 58 (30) |
Some college | 40 (21) |
4-year degree | 41 (21) |
More than 4-year degree | 30 (16) |
Dementia Severity (n = 144) | |
Mild | 25 (17) |
Intermediate | 86 (60) |
Advanced | 33 (23) |