Table 1 Characteristics of the persons with dementia (n = 177)
Background variable | ||
|---|---|---|
Age, yrs. | Median | (Q1-Q3) |
82 | (78-86) | |
Gender | N | % |
Female | 92 | (52) |
Marital status | ||
Married | 122 | (69) |
Widowed | 45 | (25) |
Divorced | 6 | (3) |
Unmarried | 3 | (2) |
Unknown | 1 | (1) |
Living conditions | ||
Living with informal caregiver | 120 | (68) |
Living alone | 53 | (30) |
Other | 4 | (2) |
Type of dementiaa | ||
Alzheimer’s disease | 78 | (46) |
Vascular dementia | 56 | (33) |
Alzheimer’s disease + vascular dementia | 12 | (7) |
Fronto-temporal dementia | 2 | (1) |
Lewy body dementia | 2 | (1) |
Unknown | 9 | (5) |
Other | 12 | (7) |
On a waiting list for nursing home admissionb | 24 | (14) |
S-MMSE score,d range 0–30 c | Median | (Q1-Q3) |
Total score | 16 | (11-20) |
KATZ-ADL score, range 0–6 c | ||
Total score | 4 | (2-5) |