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Table 3 Partitioning around medoids (PAM) summary for wandering cluster

From: Differences in assistive technology installed for people with dementia living at home who have wandering and safety risks

Cluster

Caregiver support

MMSE

Living situation

Risk of wandering

  

n

%

  

n

%

 

n

%

1. Living with Spouse/ Partner (n = 156)

Live-in caregiver:

Caregiver visits at least once per day:

Caregiver visits less than once per day:

147

8

1

94.2

5.1

0.6

Min:

1st Qu.:

Median:

M:

3rd Qu.:

Max:

0.0

13.0

19.0

17.6

24.0

28.0

Living alone:

Living with Spouse/ Partner:

Other:

0

156

0

0

100

0

Low:

Moderate:

High:

112

34

10

71.8

21.8

6.4

2. Living with Other (n = 51)

Live-in caregiver:

Caregiver visits at least once per day:

Caregiver visits less than once per day:

46

4

1

90.2

7.84

1.78

Min:

1st Qu.:

Median:

M:

3rd Qu.:

Max:

0.0

14.5

18.0

17.6

24.0

29.0

Living alone:

Living with Spouse/ Partner:

Other:

0

0

51

0

0

100

Low:

Moderate:

High:

36

10

5

70.6

19.6

9.8

3. Living Alone (n = 188)

Live-in caregiver:

Caregiver visits at least once per day:

Caregiver visits less than once per day:

0

83

105

0

44.2

55.8

Min

1st Qu.

Median

M

3rd Qu.

Max

0.0

15.0

20.0

18.8

23.0

28.0

Living alone:

Living with Spouse/ Partner:

Other:

182

4

2

96.8

2.1

1.1

Low:

Moderate:

High:

145

32

11

77.1

17.0

9.0

Medoids for Wandering Clusters

1. Living with Spouse/ Partner

Live-in caregiver

 

19

Living with spouse/partner

Low

2. Living with Other

Live-in caregiver

 

18

Other

Low

3. Living Alone

Caregiver visits less than once per day

 

20

Living alone

Low

  1. Note. N = 395, PAM Partitioning Around Medoids, MMSE Mini Mental State Examination [29], Min Minimum, Qu Quarter, M Mean, Max Maximum