Table 1.

Carer and Care Recipient Characteristics (n=91)

Characteristics		Mean (SE)	Range	N (%)
Carer	Age	65 (12.3)	23–98
	Years of caregiving	6.3 (6.2)	0 – 25
	Race
	White			74 (81)
	African American			15 (16)
	Other			2 (2)
	Female			73 (80)
	Kin Relation
	Spouse			59 (65)
	Adult Child			24 (26)
	Other			8 (9)
Care Recipient	Alzheimer’s Disease			49 (54)
Characteristics		Baseline	6 months	12 months
		Mean(SD)	Mean(SD)	Mean(SD)
Carer	Mutuality scores	2.61 (0.8)	2.61 (0.9)	2.51 (0.8)
	CESD scores	13.6 (10.0)	14 (10.3)	12.5 (9.5)
Care Recipient	IADL scores	4.2 (3.6)	4.4 (4.0)	4.0 (3.9)

CESD, Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale; IADL, Instrumental Activities of Daily Living.