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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2011 Jan;19(1):64–71. doi: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e3181df4498

Table 1.

Caregiver and Care Recipient Demographic and Health Characteristics

Characteristic
Age, M (SD) 74.2 (7.8)
Female, n (%) 44 (71.0)
Education, n (%)
 < High School 1 (1.6)
 High School or Equivalent 15 (24.2)
 Some College 17 (27.4)
 College graduate or above 29 (46.7)
Years Caregiving, M (SD) 4.7 (3.8)
Care Recipient CDR Score, n (%)
 1 23 (37.1)
 2 34 (54.8)
 3 5 (8.1)
Body Mass Index, M (SD) 26.1 (4.2)
Systolic Blood Pressure, M (SD) 134.6 (16.4)
Interleukin-6 (pg/ml), M (SD) 1.5 (2.6)
Role Overload, M (SD) 5.2 (3.1)
SE for using Problem-Focused Coping, M (SD) 44.5 (10.0)

Note. SE = Self-efficacy; CDR = Clinical Dementia Rating.