Table 1.

Demographic and Disease-Related Characteristics of Patients and Families.

Demographic and Disease-Related Characteristics		M (P25 , P75 )	N	Proportion (%)
Age, years		82 (76, 87)
Gender, % female			133	65.5
Types of dementia	Alzheimer disease		116	57.1
	Vascular dementia		61	30.1
	Others or unknown		26	12.8
Dementia severity	Moderate		111	54.7
	Severe		92	45.3
Length of time diagnosed (month)		18 (5, 41)
Spouses, % alive			98	48.3
Age of spouses, years		79 (74, 82)
Care capability of spouses	None		134	66.0
	Only accompany		58	28.6
	Do everything		11	5.4
N of adult children nuclear families involved in caring	1		82	40.4
	2		51	25.1
	3		39	19.2
	≥4		31	15.3
Average age of adult children		53 (45, 58)
Educational background of adult children	Junior middle school		10	4.9
	High school		69	34.0
	College degree		107	52.7
	Graduate degree		17	8.4
Hired assistance, %			56	27.6