Table 1 Caregiver sociodemographic, health and caregiving characteristics (N = 13)
Domain and measure | N (%) |
|---|---|
Sociodemographic characteristics | |
Age in yearsa (median, range) | 58 (44–83) |
Gender | |
Women | 10 (77) |
Men | 3 (23) |
Insuranceb | |
Private insurance | 6 (46) |
Private + Medicare | 3 (23) |
Medicare + Medicaid | 2 (15) |
Medicare only | 1 (8) |
Health characteristics | |
Self-reported health | |
Excellent, very good or good | 11 (85) |
Fair or poor | 2 (15) |
Common medical conditionsc,d | |
High blood pressure or hypertension | 6 (46) |
Osteo- or rheumatoid arthritis | 5 (38) |
Myocardial infarction, CHF or other heart condition | 5 (38) |
COPD or asthma | 3 (23) |
Caregiving characteristics | |
Relation to person with dementia | |
Adult child or grandchild | 8 (62) |
Spouse | 4 (31) |
Sibling | 1 (8) |
Caregiver lives with person with dementia | 8 (62) |
Years caring for person with dementia in community (median, range) | 5 (2–25) |
Hours per day providing care (median, range) | 6.5 (1–24) |
Provides care for others | 5 (38) |
Common caregiving tasksc,e | |
Meal preparation | 9 (75) |
Medication management/adherence | 7 (58) |
Accompany to doctor’s visits | 6 (50) |
Grocery shopping | 4 (33) |