Strategies to support engagement and continuity of activity during mealtimes for families living with dementia; a qualitative study

Table 1 Characteristics of eating together participants

Characteristic	Year 1 [n = 27 families]	Year 2 [n = 23 families]	Year 3 [n = 18 families]
Gender
PWD [n = 27]	11 M: 16 F	10 M: 13 F	7 M: 11 F
CP [n = 28]	12 M: 16 F	10 M: 13 F	8 M: 10 F
Caring Relationship
Spouse	19	19	14
Child	6	3	3
Niece	1	1	1
Daughter-in-Law	1	0	0
FAST
1–4	20	15	10
5-6C	5	5	5
6D-7 F	2	3	3
PWD Age range [yrs]	56-88	---	---
CP Age range [yrs]	30-88	---	---
Residence
Community	27	17	13
[Live with PWD]	[24]	[16]	[12]
Facility with spouse	0	3	1
Facility PWD alone	0	3	4
Reason for Leaving Study	N/A	[4 lost in Yr 2]	[5 lost in Yr 3]
Death of PWD		2
Death of Spouse		0	2
Moved/Lost Contact		2	2
Refusal		0	1

PWD person with dementia, CP family care partner, FAST functional assessment scale M male, F female, N/A not applicable

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