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Table 2 Caregiver Social and Demographic Characteristics

From: Feasibility and acceptability of an acceptance and commitment therapy intervention for caregivers of adults with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias

Variable

Caregivers n = 15

Completed all 6 TACTICs sessions, n (%)

15 (100)

Age in years, mean (SD)

68.85 (11.70)

Sex, n (%)

 Female

12 (80)

Ethnicity and race, n (%)

 Non-Hispanic White

15 (100)

Education, n (%)

 Not a college graduate

6 (40)

 College graduate

9 (60)

Self-reported income situation, n (%)

 Do not have enough to make ends meet

1 (6.7)

 Have just enough to make ends meet

4 (26.7)

 Comfortable

10 (66.6)

Recruitment location, n (%)

 Clinical sites

3 (20)

 Community sites

12 (80)

Caregiver relationship to ADRD patient, n (%)

 Spouse

11 (73.3)

 Adult child or child-in-law

3 (20)

 Sibling

1 (6.67)

Severity of ADRD of caregiver’s care recipient, n (%)

 Mild

4 (26.7)

 Moderate

10 (66.6)

 Severe

1 (6.7)

Participate in caregiver support group during TACTICs

 Yes

4 (26.7)

Participate in individual therapy or counseling during TACTICs

 Yes

2 (13.3)

Caregiver self-reported health status, n (%)

 Excellent

1 (6.7)

 Very good

6 (40)

 Good

8 (53.3)