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Table 2 Participant characteristics

From: The development and preliminary psychometric properties of two positive psychology outcome measures for people with dementia: the PPOM and the EID-Q

 

Total

Gender n (%)

 Female

19 (57.6)

 Male

14 (42.4)

 Age M (SD)

80.18 (8.27)

Marital status n (%)

 Married

14 (42.4)

 Widowed

17 (51.5)

 Divorced

2 (6.1)

Residing n (%)

 Community

30 (90.9)

 Residential Facility

3 (9.2)

Ethnicity n (%)

 White (British)

28 (84.8)

 White (other)

2 (6.1)

 Black

1 (3)

 Asian

2 (6.1)

Dementia diagnosis n (%)

 Alzheimer’s Disease

13 (39.4)

 Vascular Dementia

5 (15.2)

 Dementia of mixed etiology

7 (21.2)

 Unknown sub-type

8 (24.2)

Time since diagnosis n (%)

  < 1 year

8 (24.2)

 1– 2 years

3 (9.1)

 2– 3 years

8 (24.2)

  > 3 years

6 (18.2)

 Unknown

8 (24.2)

Cholinesterase inhibitors n (%)

 None

17 (51.5)

 Donepezil

4 (12.1)

 Memantine

6 (18.2)

 Rivastigmine

3 (9.1)

 Galantamine

2 (6.1)

 Donepezil and Memantine

1 (3)

Other psychotropic medication n (%)

 None

27 (81.8)

 Anti-depressant

6 (18.2)