Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of demographic variables for persons with dementia and their caregivers.
| Descriptive stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| Inpatient admission | ||
| Yes (n = 104) | No (n = 192) | |
| Patient | ||
| Age (mean, std) | 78.6 (8.0) | 78.5 (8.1) |
| Gender | ||
| Male (n, %) | 102 (98) | 188 (98) |
| Female (n, %) | 2 (2) | 4 (2) |
| Race | ||
| White (n, %) | 90 (87) | 164 (85) |
| Other (n, %) | 14 (13) | 28 (15) |
| Education | ||
| ≤High school (n, %) | 48 (46) | 100 (52) |
| >High school (n, %) | 56 (54) | 92 (48) |
| Marital status | ||
| Married (n, %) | 87 (84) | 142 (74) |
| Not married (n, %) | 17 (16) | 50 (26) |
| Income | ||
| <$20,000 (n, %) | 27 (26) | 42 (22) |
| $20,000–$40,000 (n, %) | 36 (35) | 81 (42) |
| >$40,000 (n, %) | 41 (39) | 69 (36) |
| Priority score | ||
| Priority 1 | 11 (10) | 21 (11) |
| Priorities 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 | 54 (52) | 117 (61) |
| Priorities 7a, 7c, 8a, and 8c | 39 (38) | 54 (28) |
| Miles to VA (mean, std) | 21.5 (34.3) | 19.1 (18.2) |
| Caregiver | ||
| Age (mean, std) | 70.1 (11.6) | 68.1 (12.3) |
| Gender | ||
| Male (n, %) | 4 (4) | 7 (4) |
| Female (n, %) | 100 (96) | 185 (96) |
| Race | ||
| White (n, %) | 86 (83) | 161 (84) |
| Other (n, %) | 18 (17) | 31 (16) |
| Education | ||
| ≤High school (n, %) | 44 (42) | 121 (63) |
| >High school (n, %) | 60 (58) | 71 (37) |
| Marital status | ||
| Married (n, %) | 93 (89) | 166 (86) |
| Not married (n, %) | 11 (11) | 26 (14) |
| Family/friends who helped (mean, std) | 4.9 (4.0) | 4.6 (4.2) |
VA: veterans administration.