Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants
Variable | Mean (SD), range |
|---|---|
Caregiver age in years | 67.1 (7.8), 53 to 82 |
Education in years | 14.9 (2.8), 12 to 20 |
Perception of health in relation to others the same age, where 1 is poor and 5 is excellent | 4.04 (0.8), 1 to 5 |
Length of time caregiving in years | 4.6 (3.9), 1 to 15 |
Age of family member/friend in LTC (in years) | 87.2 (8.5), 73 to 97 |
Frequency | |
Gender of caregiver | |
Female | 9 (69.2%) |
Male | 4 (30.8%) |
Caregiver’s place of residence | |
Urban | 10 (76.9%) |
Rural | 3 (23.1%) |
Caregiver’s ethnic origin | |
Caucasian | 13 (100%) |
Caregiver’s marital status | |
Single | 1 (7.7%) |
Married | 5 (61.5%) |
Divorced | 2 (15.4%) |
Widowed | 1 (7.7%) |
Common Law | 1 (7.7) |
Missing | 3 (23%) |
Caregiver’s employment status | |
Retired | 9 (69.2%) |
Employed | 1 (7.7%) |
Unemployed | 0 |
Other | 2 (15.4%) |
Missing | 1 (7.7%) |
Relationship to family member/friend in Long-Term Care (LTC) | |
Wife | 2 (15.4) |
Husband | 1 (7.7%) |
Daughter | 6 (46.1%) |
Son | 2 (15.4%) |
Friend | 2 (15.4%) |
Health of the caregiver | |
No medical conditions | 4 (30.8%) |
One medical condition | 4 (30.8%) |
Three or more medical conditions | 5 (38.4%) |
Do others help with caregiving? Yes or No | |
Yes | 7 (54%) |
No | 3 (23%) |
Missing | 3 (23%) |
Frequency of caregiver visits | |
Up to once a week | 3 (23.1%) |
1.5 to 3.5 times per week | 3 (23.1%) |
4 times or more per week | 7 (53.8%) |
Gender of LTC resident ( n=10) | |
Female | 7 (70%) |
Male | 3 (30%) |
Dementia diagnosis of resident in LTC | |
Alzheimer’s disese | 1 (10% )* |
Other dementias | 10 (100%)* |
*One resident was diagnosed with mixed dementia as well as Alzheimer’s | |
Stage of dementia | |
Early to moderate | 4 (40%) |
Moderate to advanced | 6 (60%) |
Number of years since dementia diagnosis | |
1 to 2 years | 4 (40%) |
3 to 5 years | 3 (30%) |
6 to 8 years | 2 (20%) |
10 years or more | 1 (10%) |
Years resident in current LTC facility | |
Less than 1 year | 3 (30%) |
1 to 2 years | 4 (40%) |
2 to 4 years | 2 (20%) |
5 years of more | 1 (10%) |