Table 1.
Participant’s Characteristics (N = 152)
| Participant’s characteristics | All participants | High-intensity (n = 57) | Low-intensity (n = 95) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean [SD] or N (%) | Mean [SD] or N (%) | Mean [SD] or N (%) | |
| Age | 77.2 [6.47] | 76.5 [6.99] | 77.6 [6.13] |
| Sex | |||
| Female | 96 (63.2%) | 37 (64.9%) | 59 (62.1%) |
| Male | 56 (36.8%) | 20 (35.1%) | 36 (37.9%) |
| Race | |||
| White/Caucasian | 143 (94.1%) | 52 (91.2%) | 91 (95.8%) |
| Othera | 9 (5.9%) | 5 (8.8%) | 4 (4.2%) |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Latino | 7 (4.6%) | 3 (5.3%) | 4 (4.2%) |
| Employment status | |||
| Retired | 130 (85.5%) | 51 (89.5%) | 79 (83.2%) |
| Full-time/part-time/unpaid workingb | 22 (14.5%) | 6 (10.5%) | 16 (16.8%) |
| Education | |||
| Less than college graduate | 75 (49.4%) | 27 (47.4%) | 48 (50.5%) |
| College graduate or above | 77 (50.6%) | 30 (52.6%) | 47 (49.5%) |
| Annual household income* | |||
| Less than $50K | 41 (27.0%) | 22 (40.7%) | 19 (22.4%) |
| $50K to 100K | 70 (46.1%) | 27 (50.0%) | 43 (50.6%) |
| $100K+ | 28 (18.4%) | 5 (9.3%) | 23 (27.1%) |
| Declined | 13 (8.6%) | — | — |
| Diagnosis | |||
| Alzheimer’s disease | 48 (31.6%) | 22 (38.6%) | 26 (27.4%) |
| Dementia | 62 (40.8%) | 23 (40.4%) | 39 (41.1%) |
| Vascular dementia or TIAs | 6 (3.9%) | 2 (3.5%) | 4 (4.2%) |
| Parkinson’s disease | 6 (3.9%) | 2 (3.5%) | 4 (4.2%) |
| Lewy body disease | 5 (3.3%) | 3 (5.3%) | 2 (2.1%) |
| Frontotemporal disease | 10 (6.6%) | 3 (5.3%) | 7 (7.4%) |
| Mild cognitive impairment | 7 (4.6%) | 1 (1.8%) | 6 (6.3%) |
| Other/unsure | 8 (5.3%) | 1 (1.8%) | 7 (7.4%) |
| Daily hours of providing care*** | |||
| Up to 4 hr | 61 (40.1%) | 3 (5.4%) | 58 (61.1%) |
| 5–8 hr | 53 (34.9%) | 28 (50.0%) | 25 (26.3%) |
| 9–15 hr | 15 (9.9%) | 11 (19.6%) | 4 (4.2%) |
| 16+ hr | 22 (14.5%) | 14 (25.0%) | 8 (8.4%) |
| Duration of providing care | |||
| 6 months to 2 years | 28 (18.4%) | 10 (17.5%) | 18 (18.9%) |
| 2–5 years | 70 (46.1%) | 23 (40.4%) | 47 (49.5%) |
| 5+ years | 54 (35.5%) | 24 (42.1%) | 30 (31.6%) |
Notes: TIAs = transient ischemic attacks.
aOther includes Black/African American, American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian, unknown.
bUnpaid working includes volunteer activities and homemaker.
*p < .05;
***p < .001.