Table 3.
Characteristics of Participants Randomly selected for Home Visit Assessment by Diagnostic Status (n=43)
| Total (n=43) | Dementia (n=13) | MCI (n=16) | Normal (n=14) | Test | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables† | Mean (SD) or N (% of total) | |||||
| Age, years | 84.3 (6.3) | 85.4 (5.2) | 83.4 (7.2) | 84.4 (6.4) | F(2,39)= 0.3 | 0.724 |
| Female, n (%) | 29.0 (67.4) | 7 (53.9) | 13 (81.3) | 9 (64.3) | Fishers Exact | 0.329 |
| Education, years | 13.4 (3.0) | 11.8 (4.4) | 13.9 (2.2) | 14.2 (1.9) | F(2,38)= 2.7 | 0.082 |
| White, n (%) | 43 (100) | 13 (100) | 16 (100) | 14 (100) | na | na |
| Married, n (%) | 22 (56.4) | 7 (53.9) | 9 (60.0) | 6 (54.6) | χ2=0.13 | 0.9838 |
| Had Informant, n (%) | 19 (44.2) | 8 (61.5) | 8 (50.0) | 3 (21.4) | Fishers Exact | 0.086 |
| Caregiver Present, n (%) | 18 (41.9) | 8 (61.5) | 7 (43.8) | 3 (21.4) | Fishers Exact | 0.113 |
| Physician Aware of Memory Problem, n (%) | 12 (50.0) | 6 (75.0) | 4 (40.0) | 2 (33.3) | Fishers Exact | 0.301 |
| Other Measures | ||||||
| IQ Code Total Score | 57.8 (9.4) | 62.4 (9.8) | 56.8 (9.5) | 52.0 (5.2) | F(2,18)=1.8 | 0.193 |
| TICS Total Score | 29.8 (8.7) | 27.0 (5.8) | 29.8 (3.5) | 32.1 (4.2) | F(2,38)=4.2 | 0.023 |
| Phone Screen Positive | 33 (76.7) | 12 (92.3) | 14 (87.5) | 7 (50.0) | Fishers Exact | 0.023 |
| MMSE | 26.6 (3.2) | 23.1 (3.7) | 27.6 (1.4) | 28.6 (1.2) | F(2,40)=23.0 | <0.001 |
| Mental Alternation | 22.0 (8.7) | 15.8 (7.7) | 22.4 (8.0) | 27.1 (7.0) | F(2,40)=7.5 | 0.002 |
| ADL-Instrumental | 12.3 (4.9) | 16.5 (5.4) | 11.3 (4.0) | 9.3 (1.7) | F(2,29)=8.7 | 0.001 |
| ADL-Basic | 6.8 (1.9) | 7.9 (2.9) | 6.5 (0.9) | 6.0 (0.0) | F(2,35)=3.9 | 0.030 |
| NPI-Q Severity | 6.0 (7.2) | 9.1 (7.2) | 4.9 (7.4) | 0.3 (0.6) | F(2,15)=2.0 | 0.171 |
| NPI-Q Distress | 7.9 (9.1) | 12.1 (9.0) | 6.3 (9.2) | 0.3 (0.6 | F(2,15)=2.3 | 0.131 |
| ZBI | 3.2 (2.9) | 4.4 (2.9) | 3.0 (2.9) | 0.3 (0.6) | F(2,14)=2.5 | 0.118 |
| General Health | 3.0 (2.9) | 2.5 (0.9) | 3.1 (1.0) | 3.1 (0.9) | F(2,38)=2.2 | 0.126 |
Notes: TICS = Telephone Interview for Cognition Scale; MMSE= Mini-Mental State Exam; NPI-Q= Neuropsychiatric Inventory-Questionnaire; ZBI= Zarit Burden Interview.
†
Missing data from total sample: Age (n=1); Education (n=1); Married (n=4); Physician Aware of Memory Problems (19); Lived alone (n=27); IQ Code (n=22); TICS (n=2); ADL-Instrumental (n=11); ADL-Basic (n=5); NPI-Q Severity (n=25); NPI-Q Distress (n=25); ZBI (n=26); General Health (n=2).