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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: Examining the association between neuropsychiatric symptoms among people with dementia and caregiver mental health: are caregiver burden and affiliate stigma mediators?

 

Mean ± SD

n (%)

Caregivers

 Age (in years)

52.92 ± 12.33

261 (100)

 Years of education

11.22 ± 4.22

261 (100)

Sex

 Male

125 (47.9)

 Female

136 (52.1)

Marital status

 Married

204 (78.2)

 Single

36 (13.8)

 Other

21 (8.1)

Employment status

 Full-time employment (>30 hours per week)

137 (52.5)

 Part-time employment (≦30 hours per week)

6 (2.3)

 Housekeeper

52 (19.9)

 Retired

43 (16.5)

 No employment

23 (8.8)

Relationship with PWD

 Children

159 (60.9)

 Spouse

37 (14.2)

 Other

65 (24.9)

Caregiver burden (range: 0–96)

39.95 ± 19.18

Affiliate stigma (range: 22–88)

35.19 ± 10.99

Depression (range: 0–54)

12.66 ± 11.22

Anxiety (range: 0–63)

7.93 ± 8.80

People with dementia

 Age (in years)

79.28 ± 6.78

Sex

 Male

95 (36.4)

 Female

166 (63.6)

Marital status

 Married

144 (55.2)

 Widowed /Divorced /Single/Separated

117 (44.8)

Neuropsychiatry Inventory (range: 0–120)

18.74 ± 20.37

  1. Note, PWD People with dementia