Table 2.
Description of participants according to medical help-seeking intentions.
| Help-seekers N = 94 | Non help-seekers N = 55 | Total N = 149 | Value of p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years, mean (SD) | 72.0 (7.5) | 72.7 (6.1) | 72.3 (7.0) | 0.556* |
| Sex, female, n (%) | 57 (60.6) | 17 (31.5) | 75 (50.3) | 0.001 ** |
| Education, years, mean (SD) | 14.4 (11.8) | 10.6 (4.6) | 13.1 (9.9) | 0.034* |
| Disease duration, years, mean (SD) | 0.9 (1.4) | 0.8 (1.16) | 1.4 (1.8) | 0.592* |
| CDR-GS score of 0.5, n (%) | 86 (91.5) | 43 (79.6) | 130 (87.2) | 0.044 ** |
| MMSE score, mean (SD) | 24.5 (2.1) | 24.7 (2.2) | 24.6 (2.1) | 0.685* |
| ADAS-Cog13 score, mean (SD) | 23.9 (5.3) | 25.4 (5.1) | 24.4 (5.2) | 0.109* |
| QoL-AD score, mean (SD) | 37.1 (4.6) | 39.3 (4.1) | 37.9 (4.5) | 0.004 * |
| GSES score, mean (SD) | 29.6 (6.2) | 30.6 (6.6) | 30.0 (6.3) | 0.357* |
| BDI-FS score, mean (SD) | 2.4 (2.2) | 1.6 (2.2) | 2.1 (2.2) | 0.037 * |
| BDI-FS score ≥ 4, n (%) | 25 (26.6) | 7 (12.9) | 33 (22.1) | 0.062** |
| SSCI-8 score, mean (SD) | 9.4 (2.3) | 8.7 (1.4) | 2.1 (2.2) | 0.050* |
| B-IPQ score, mean (SD) | 39.5 (11.3) | 32.9 (9.8) | 37.2 (11.2) | 0.0004 * |
| Awareness of AD diagnosis (RADIXt), n (%) | 52 (55.3) | 14 (25.4) | 66 (45.2) | 0.001 ** |
| Emotional consequences RADIX score, mean (SD) | 2.3 (0.8) | 1.9 (0.7) | 2.2 (0.8) | 0.005 * |
| Practical consequences RADIX score, mean (SD) | 1.8 (0.6) | 1.7 (0.6) | 1.8 (0.6) | 0.064* |
AD, Alzheimer’s disease; ADAS-Cog, Alzheimer’s Disease Assessment Scale-Cognitive; BDI-FS, Beck Depression-Fast Screen; B-IPQ, Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire; CDR-GS, Clinical Dementia Rating-Global Score; GSES, Global Self-Efficacy Scale; MMSE, Mini-Mental State Examination; QoL-AD, Quality of Life in Alzheimer’s Disease; RADIX, Representations and Adjustment to Dementia Index; SD, Standard deviation; SSCI-8, Stigma Scale for Chronic Illness (SSCI-8). tN = 146. *T-test/ANOVA; **Fisher’s test. Bold values mean that the ps are statistically significant.