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Table 1 Basic Demographic Characteristics (N = 57)

From: Effect of the WeCareAdvisor™ on family caregiver outcomes in dementia: a pilot randomized controlled trial

 

WeCareg

(N = 27)

Waitlistg

(N = 30)

 
 

p-valueb

Caregiver

N

(%)

N

(%)

 

Age, Mean ± S.D.

65.5 ± 11.8

 

66.2 ± 15.9

 

0.882

Male

8

[29]

6

[19]

0.405

Educationa

  < =High School /GED

4

[15]

5

 

0.858

  > High School

23

(85)

25

(83)

 

Marital Statusa

 Single

10

(37)

5

 

0.087

 Married

17

(63)

25

(83)

 

Racea

 White

17

(63)

19

(63)

0.788

 African American

8

[29]

10

(33)

 

 Other

2

[7]

1

[3]

 

Person with Dementia is Spousea

13

(48)

15

(50)

0.870

No. Physical Chronic

Conditions (0–24)c

4.2 ± 3.4

 

4.1 ± 2.9

 

0.906

No. Mental health

diagnoses (0–5)d

0.3 ± 0.6

 

0.5 ± 0.6

 

0.310

Person with Dementia

Age, Mean ± S.D.

82.3 ± 9.3

 

78.6 ± 10.8

 

0.102

Male

8

[29]

13

(43)

0.286

Marital Statusa

 Single

13

(48)

11

(37)

0.374

 Married

14

(52)

19

(63)

 

Racea

 White

18

(67)

19

(63)

0.706

 African American

7

[25]

10

(33)

 

 Other

2

[7]

1

[3]

 

MMSE (0–30),

Mean ± S.D.

15.0 ± 8.5

 

18.0 ± 8.0

 

0.091

No. of Behaviorse

(0–14), Mean ± S.D.

7.6 ± 3.0

 

7.0 ± 3.3

 

0.462

Functional Dependencef

(0–15), Mean ± S.D.

10.4 ± 4.5

 

9.5 ± 4.1

 

0.378

  1. aCategories are collapsed
  2. bFor between study arm difference controlling for site
  3. cCount out of 24 systemic illnesses and conditions
  4. dCount out of 5 mental health diagnoses
  5. eNumber of presence of 14 NPI symptoms
  6. fNumber of assistance needed in 15 daily function items
  7. gOne subject dropped in follow-up