Table 2 Participant characteristics
From: Health care transitions for persons living with dementia and their caregivers
| Participant Characteristics (N = 41, in 12 dyad and 17 individual interviews; n = 29 for persons with dementia who were represented in the interviews*) | |
|---|---|
| Mean (min, max) | |
| Age | |
| Persons with dementia | 78 (min: 58, max: 94) |
| Caregivers | 69 (min: 56, max: 80) |
| N (%) | |
| Participant Type | |
| Persons with dementia | 12 (29.3) |
| Caregivers | 29 (70.7) |
| Gender | |
| Persons with dementia- Women | 6 (20.7) |
| Persons with dementia- Men | 23 (79.3) |
| Caregivers- Women | 25 (86.2) |
| Caregivers- Men | 4 (13.8) |
| Relationship of Caregivers to Person with Dementia | |
| Son | 1 (3.4) |
| Husband | 3 (10.4) |
| Daughter | 4 (13.8) |
| Wife | 21 (72.4) |
| Types of Dementia Diagnosed | |
| Lewy Bodies | 1 (3.4) |
| Parkinson’s | 1 (3.4) |
| Fronto-temporal | 2 (6.9) |
| Mild Cognitive Impairment | 2 (6.9) |
| Mixed | 3 (10.4) |
| Vascular | 4 (13.8) |
| Alzheimer’s | 8 (27.6) |
| Non-specified | 8 (27.6) |
| Number of chronic conditions of persons with dementia | |
| 0–1 | 15 (51.7) |
| 2–3 | 5 (17.2) |
| 4–5 | 5 (17.2) |
| 6+ | 4 (13.8) |