Table 2.
Socio-demographic Characteristics, Caregiving Activities and Professional Services Used for Participant Completers Grouped According to Assignment to the iCare or the Information Comparison Condition.
| EOC** (N=57) | ICC** (N=46) | t, chi square or Fisher’s exact | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| Age of Caregiver | 57.02 | 12.53 | 55.22 | 11.31 | t(101)=0.76, p=.451 |
| Age of Care Recipient (PWD)* | 80.05 | 8.28 | 74.71 | 11.33 | t(99)=2.74, p=.007 |
| Services Caregiver provides a | 7.70 | 2.21 | 7.00 | 2.51 | t(101)=1.55, p=.130 |
| Number Hours Care Per Week | 63. 64 | 40.55 | 70.65 | 40.59 | t(101)=0.87, p=.400 |
| Number Services Used b | 1.96 | 1.58 | 2.02 | 1.32 | t(101)=0.20, p=.850 |
| n | % | n | % | ||
| Gender | |||||
| Female | 49 | 86 | 38 | 83 | Fisher’s Exact P=..786 |
| Male | 8 | 14 | 8 | 17 | |
| Education | |||||
| High School | 12 | 21 | 7 | 15 | Chi Square =0.53, df=2, p=.527 |
| College | 26 | 46 | 26 | 57 | |
| Graduate School | 19 | 33 | 13 | 28 | |
| Relationship to PWD | |||||
| Spouse or partner | 29 | 51 | 26 | 56 | Chi Sq.=0.63, df=3, p=.882a. Expected count <5 in 4 cells. a Collapsed last 4 cells into 2. Chi Sq.=.33, df=2, p>.80 |
| Child | 21 | 37 | 15 | 33 | |
| Other relative | 4 | 07 | 2 | 04 | |
| Non Relative | 3 | 05 | 3 | 07 | |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Hispanic/Latino | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Fisher’s Exact Probability Test p=.251 |
| Other | 54 | 95 | 46 | 100 | |
| Race | |||||
| Native American | 1 | 02 | 1 | 02 | Chi Sq.=3.95, df=5, p=.556a. Expected count <5 for too many cells. a Collapsed into 2×2, Caucasian vs Other Chi Sq.=.525, df=1, p=.469 |
| Asian American | 3 | 05 | 2 | 05 | |
| Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 1 | 02 | 0 | 00 | |
| African American | 1 | 02 | 2 | 04 | |
| Caucasian | 48 | 84 | 41 | 89 | |
| Other | 3 | 05 | 0 | 00 | |
| PWD Diagnosis | |||||
| Alzheimer’s Disease | 37 | 65 | 33 | 72 | Chi Sq.=5.45, df=7, p=.605a. Expected count <5 for 12 cells (75%). a Collapsed into 2×2, Alzheimer’s vs Other Chi Sq.=.040, df=1, p=.842 |
| Vascular Dementia | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | |
| Alzheimer’s and Vascular | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | |
| Parkinson’s Disease | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Lewy Body Dementia | 2 | 3.5 | 2 | 4 | |
| FrontoTemporal Dementia | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Unspecified Dementia | 7 | 12 | 5 | 11 | |
| Other CNS Disorders | 2 | 3.5 | 1 | 2 | |
a
Range of Services: 1 to 5 = 1 to 5 services (e.g. transportation, finances, shopping, respite, housekeeping or socialization); 5= personal care; 6 through 10 = personal care plus 1 to 6 other services.
b
Type service: Support group, Clergy, Home Care, Case Mgr., Therapy, Medication, or Day Care
**
EOC = Education Only Condition; ICC = iCare Condition
*
Missing values for 2 participants on Age of Care Recipient