Table 2 Demographic characteristics of focus group and interview participants (n = 43)
People with dementia (n = 4) | Family carers (n = 15) | Home care workers (n = 10) | Case and Service Managers (n = 14) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age in years (Mean, SD, range) | M = 80.75 SD = 11.50 Range = 70–95 | M = 64.27 SD = 12.26 Range = 48–92 | M = 52.11 SD = 7.34 Range = 43–62 | M = 49.31 SD = 12.04 Range = 25–70 |
Gender | 25% Women (n = 1) 75% Men (n = 3) | 100% Women 0% Men | 100% Women 0% Men | 92.86% Women (n = 13) 7.14% Men (n = 1) |
First language is English | 100% | 100% | 70% N = 7 (other languages were Italian, Korean, Spanish) | 79% N = 11 (other languages were Cantonese, Tagalog, Greek) |
Mean age in years at diagnosis | M = 70.5 years SD = 7.07 Range = 66–75) | |||
Mean time in years since receiving diagnosis (range) | M = 8.5 years SD = 2.12 Range = 7–10 | |||
Relationship to person with dementia | 46.67% Spouse (n = 7) 53.33% Daughter (n = 8) | |||
Mean length of time in caring role in years | M = 6.1 years SD = 3.04 Range = 1–13) |