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Table 1 Characteristics of care recipients and caregivers and loss to follow-up

From: The effects of an integrated care intervention for the frail elderly on informal caregivers: a quasi-experimental study

Characteristics of care recipients

Background variables

Experimental group (N=184)

Control group (N=193)

Total (N=377)

Frailty (GFI score)

6.0 (2.0)

5.8 (1.8)

5.9

Female*

70%

60%

65%

Age

81.8 (SD: 4.7)

82.3 (SD: 5.3)

82

Partner (married or co-residing)

37%

42%

39%

Single (or widowed)

63%

58%

61%

Independent living

72%

82%

77%

Assisted living/nursing home*

28%

18%

23%

Receiving informal care

144 (78.3%)

118 (61.1%)

262 (69.5%)

Caregiver loss to follow-up

61

42

103 (39.3%)

Caregivers participating

83

76

159

Characteristics of informal caregivers

Background variables

Experimental group (N=83)

Control group (N=76)

Total (N=159)

Female

71.0%

75.0%

73%

Age*

60.7 (SD: 12.2)

65.6 (SD: 11.2)

63.2

Co-residing with care recipient

28.9%

40.8%

34.9%

Relationship to care recipient:

   

Partner

26.5%

36.8%

31.6%

Son/daughter

68.7%

51.3%

60.0%

Other (e.g. neighbor, friend)

4.8%

11.9%

8.4%

Low education

65.4%

66.2%

65.8%

High education

34.6%

33.8%

34.2%

Low income

58.0%

65.8%

61.9%

High income

42.0%

34.2%

76.2%

Having life partner

89.0%

88.2%

88.6%

Employed (yes)

50.0%

38.4%

44.2%

Duration (in months)

92.8 (SD: 93.8)

97.3 (SD: 115.7)

95.1

  1. *p < 0.05.