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Table 1 Characteristics of participants

From: Development of a behavioural framework for dementia care partners’ fall risk management

  

Characteristics of care partners (CP)

Characteristics of older adults living with dementia (OLWD)

CP’s Pseudo name

Interview format

Age

Gender

Race/ethnicity

Education

Employ-ment

Relationship to OLWD

OLWD’s other CP

Age

Gender

Dementia type

Dementia stage

Fall history in the past

Tracy

Phone

75

Woman

Non-Hispanic white

Some college

No

Adult child

NR (Not reported)

95

Woman

Unspecified

Mild

Yes

Leila

In-person (public space)

80

Woman

Non-Hispanic white

Completed college

No

Spouse /partner

Two sons

79

Man

Parkinson's Dementia

Mild

Yes

Emma

In-person (CP’s home)

66

Woman

Non-Hispanic white

Completed college

No

Spouse /partner

One daughter and one son-in-law

69

Man

Alzheimer’s Disease

Moderate

No

Betty

In-person (CP’s home)

73

Woman

Non-Hispanic white

Completed college

Part time

Spouse /partner

One son

75

Man

Parkinson's Dementia

Mild

Yes

Marshall

In-person (public space)

71

Man

Hispanic

Some college

No

Spouse /partner

One daughter

73

Woman

Alzheimer’s Disease

CP did not know

No

Marissa

In-person (CP’s home)

60

Woman

Non-Hispanic white

Some college

Part time

Adult child

One daughter

92

Woman

Alzheimer’s Disease

Severe

Yes

Monica

In-person (CP’s home)

58

Woman

Non-Hispanic white

Completed college

No

Adult child

One son-in-law, and some neighbours and friends

94

Woman

Unspecified

Mild

Yes

Teresa

Phone

48

Woman

Non-Hispanic white

Completed college

No

Adult child

One daughter and one son

81

Woman

Alzheimer’s Disease

Moderate

Yes

Shannon

In-person (CP’s home)

66

Woman

Black

Completed college

Part time

Adult child

One grandson and one grand-daughter

85

Woman

Vascular dementia

CP did not know

Yes

James

Phone

87

Man

Not reported

Completed college

No

Spouse /partner

One daughter and one granddaughter

83

Woman

Dementia with Lewy Body

Moderate

Yes

Jane

Phone

73

Woman

Non-Hispanic white

Some college

No

Spouse/ partner

NR

76

Man

Alzheimer’s Disease

Moderate

Yes

Veronica

Phone

60

Woman

Asian and non-Hispanic white

Some college

Full time

Adult child

NR

83

Man

Alzheimer’s Disease

CP did not know

Yes

Glenn

In-person (public space) /Phone

85

Man

Non-Hispanic white

Completed college

Full time

Spouse/ partner

One son, one daughter, and some neighbours

83

Woman

Frontotem-poral dementia

Moderate

Yes

Catherine

Phone

64

Woman

Non-Hispanic white

Completed college

Full time

Adult child

NR

86

Woman

Alzheimer’s Disease

Moderate

Yes