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*) | |
|---|---|
| Â | Mean (min, max) |
Age | |
 Persons with dementia | 78 (min: 58, max: 94) |
 Caregivers | 69 (min: 56, max: 80) |
| Â | 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) |