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Table 3 Characteristics informal caregivers and nursing home residents with dementia

From: Experiences of family caregivers in green care farms and other nursing home environments for people with dementia: a qualitative study

 

Total (N = 43)

Traditional nursing home ward (N = 11)

Green care Farm (N = 10)

Regular small-scale living facility (N = 22)a

Informal caregiver

Age (SD)

58 (11)

64 (13)

54 (10)

56 (8)

Gender

F

M

F

M

F

M

F

M

25

18

6

5

5

5

14

8

Relationship (% son/daughter)

74%

45%

70%

96%

Marital status informal caregiver (% married)b

79%

80%

88%

75%

Persons with dementia

Age (SD)

84 (8)

84(10)

81(9)

85(6)

Genderc

F

M

F

M

F

M

F

M

 

35

8

7

4

7

3

21

1

S-MMSE (SD)d

8 (6)

6 (7)

7 (6)

10 (5)

  1. aRegular small-scale living facilities consist of two types: stand-alone living facilities in a neighbourhood and small-scale living facilities on the terrain of a larger nursing home
  2. bFive participants did not share their marital status
  3. cSignificant difference at α = .05
  4. dS-MMSE = Standardized Mini-Mental State Examination is used to assess cognitive impairment. Scores range from 0 to 30, with higher scores indicating better cognition