Table 2.
Differences in the characteristics of persons with dementia reported by accepters and refusers of CM technology.
| Variable | Levels | Total (n = 304) |
Accepters (n = 153) |
Refusers (n = 151) |
P a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (mean, SD) | 84.2 (8) | 84.5 (8.1) | 83.9 (7.7) | .673 | |
| Symptom duration (N, %) | <1 year | 17 (5.6) | 9 (5.9) | 8 (5.3) | .742 |
| 1–2 years | 56 (18.4) | 23 (15) | 33 (21.9) | ||
| 2–3 years | 76 (25) | 39 (25.5) | 37 (24.5) | ||
| 3–4 years | 39 (12.8) | 22 (14.4) | 17 (11.3) | ||
| 4–5 years | 49 (16.1) | 26 (17) | 23 (15.2) | ||
| >5 years | 67 (22) | 34 (22.2) | 33 (21.9) | ||
| Type of cognitive impairment (N, %) | Alzheimer's disease | 104 (34.2) | 60 (39.2) | 44 (29.1) | .035* |
| Vascular dementia | 57 (18.8) | 25 (16.3) | 32 (21.2) | ||
| Lewy Body dementia | 8 (2.6) | 6 (3.9) | 2 (1.3) | ||
| Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) | 45 (14.8) | 16 (10.5) | 29 (19.2) | ||
| Other dementia type | 45 (14.8) | 19 (12.4) | 26 (17.2) | ||
| No official diagnosis yet | 45 (14.8) | 27 (17.6) | 18 (11.9) | ||
| Housing situation (N, %) | Living alone | 204 (67.1) | 112 (73.2) | 92 (60.9) | .023* |
| Living together | 100 (32.9) | 41 (26.8) | 59 (39.1) | ||
| Usage of professional home care (N, %) | Yes | 206 (67.8) | 110 (71.9) | 96 (63.6) | .121 |
| No | 98 (32.2) | 43 (28.1) | 55 (36.4) |
Significant P-values are shown in bold.
a
Chi-square tests for categorical variables; Mann–Whitney U-tests for continuous variables.