Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics of the First 169 Patients
| All Patients (N=169a) | Continued to 6-month follow-up (N=41) | Discontinued by 6-month follow-up (N=23) | Alternated THb to IPc appointment (N=29) | Alternated IP to TH appointment (N=29) | |
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| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
| Age | 72.5 (10.9) | 73.0 (10.5) | 77.2 (9.4) | 71.3 (10.3) | 72.4 (10.0) |
| Formal education (years) | 10.8 (3.0)c | 11.1 (3.2)d | 9.3 (3.3)e | 10.7 (3.2)f | 11.3 (2.8) |
| Kms to TH (1 way) | 37.4 (47.6) | 22.0 (33.4) | 54.4 (50.8) | 42.6 (54.2) | 45.6 (47.7) |
| Kms to clinic (1 way) | 250.8 (112.8) | 241.7 (112.2) | 270.5 (117.1) | 218.6 (102.8) | 256.4 (108.6) |
| Kms saved by TH (1 way) | 213.4 (114.5) | 219.7 (109.8) | 216.1 (114.7) | 176.0 (73.0) | 210.8 (106.8) |
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| Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | |
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| Sex | N=169 | N=41 | N=23 | N=29 | N=29 |
| Male | 67 (39.6) | 17 (41.5) | 12 (52.2) | 12 (41.4) | 13 (44.8) |
| Female | 102 (60.4) | 24 (58.5) | 11 (47.8) | 17 (58.6) | 16 (55.2) |
| Country of birth | N=159 | N=38 | N=20 | N=28 | N=29 |
| Canada | 148 (93.1) | 34 (89.5) | 17 (85.0) | 26 (92.9) | 28 (96.6) |
| Other | 11 (6.1) | 4 (10.5) | 3 (15.0) | 2 (7.1) | 1 (3.4) |
| Ancestry | N=136 | N=33 | N=15 | N=24 | N=25 |
| First Nations | 7 (5.1) | 2 (6.1) | -- | -- | -- |
| Métis | 4 (2.9) | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| European | 95 (69.9) | 27 (81.8) | 10 (66.7) | 23 (95.8) | 20 (80.0) |
| Other | 30 (22.1) | 4 (12.1) | 5 (33.3) | 1 (4.2) | 5 (20.0) |
| Language most often spoken at home | N=144 | N=36 | N=18 | N=28 | N=26 |
| English | 135 (93.8) | 32 (88.8) | 17 (97.6) | 28 (100.0) | 26 (100.0) |
| Cree | 5 (3.5) | 2 (5.6) | -- | -- | -- |
| Other | 4 (2.7) | 2 (5.6) | 1 (2.4) | -- | -- |
| Marital status | N=160 | N=38 | N=21 | N=28 | N=29 |
| Married/common law | 116 (72.5) | 25 (65.8) | 17 (81.0) | 20 (71.4) | 20 (69.0) |
| Never married | 6 (3.8) | 1 (2.6) | -- | 2 (7.1) | -- |
| Separated/divorced | 4 (2.5) | -- | -- | -- | 1 (3.4) |
| Widowed | 34 (21.3) | 12 (31.6) | 4 (19.0) | 6 (21.4) | 8 (27.6) |
| Living arrangement | N=160 | N=38 | N=21 | N=28 | N=29 |
| With spouse/partner | 100 (62.5) | 20 (52.5) | 17 (81.0) | 18 (64.3) | 18 (62.1) |
| Alone | 30 (18.8) | 8 (21.4) | 3 (14.3) | 7 (25.0) | 8 (27.6) |
| With spouse & family | 25 (15.6) | 7 (18.3) | 1 (4.7) | 3 (10.7) | 2 (6.9) |
| Other | 5 (3.1) | 3 (7.8) | -- | -- | 1 (3.4) |
| Current housing | N=160 | N=38 | N=21 | N=28 | N=29 |
| Family-owned home | 132 (82.5) | 28 (73.7) | 19 (90.6) | 23 (82.1) | 26 (89.7) |
| Rent home/apartment | 11 (6.9) | 4 (10.5) | 1 (4.7) | 3 (10.7) | 1 (3.4) |
| Seniors complex | 8 (5.0) | 2 (5.3) | 1 (4.7) | 2 (7.1) | 1 (3.4) |
| Other | 9 (5.6) | 4 (10.5) | -- | -- | 1 (3.4) |
| Clinic Day Diagnosis | N=160 | N=39 | N=21 | N=27 | N=29 |
| Alzheimer’s Disease | 56 (35.0) | 9 (23.1) | 10 (47.6) | 8 (29.6) | 12 (41.4) |
| Mild Cog. Impairment | 25 (15.6) | 5 (12.8) | 4 (19.0) | 7 (25.9) | 5 (17.2) |
| No dementia (normal) | 17 (10.6) | 5 (12.8) | 1 (4.7) | 2 (7.4) | 3 (10.3) |
| Dementia Mult.Etiol.g | 16 (10.0) | 7 (17.8) | 1 (4.7) | 3 (11.1) | 3 (10.3) |
| Frontotemporal | 12 (7.5). | 4 (10.3) | 3 (14.2) | 1 (3.7) | 1 (3.4) |
| Lewy Body Dementia | 10 (6.3) | 4 (10.3) | -- | 3 (11.1) | -- |
| Vascular Cog. Imph | 10 (6.3) | 1 (2.6) | 1 (4.7) | -- | 2 (6.9) |
| Dementia Med/Otheri | 9 (5.6) | 3 (7.7) | 1 (4.7) | 2 (7.4) | 2 (6.9) |
| Dementia not specified | 5 (3.1) | 1 (2.6) | -- | 1 (3.7) | -- |
| N=33 | N=11 | N=3 | N=2 | N=4 | |
| Requested change in type of follow-up | 33 (19.5) | 11 (26.9) | 3 (13.0) | 2 (7.1) | 4 (13.7) |
| From IP to TH | 24 (14.2) | 11 (26.9) | 3 (13.0) | 2 (7.1) | 4 (13.7) |
| From TH to IP | 9 (5.3) | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Note: TH = Telehealth Appointment; IP = In-person appointment. Types of participants involve the following categories: Attending full-day clinic and subsamples of who continued to 6-month Follow-up, discontinued before 6-month follow-up, alternated between telehealth and in-person follow-up, alternated between in-person and telehealth follow-up.
Sample may be small for some variables due to missing data.
Missing data for 18 patients
Missing data for 5 patients
Missing data for 2 patients
Dementia due to multiple etiologies (e.g., due to a combination of Alzheimer’s disease, Vascular Dementia, alcohol-induced dementia, Parkinson’s disease, or other medical conditions).
Vascular cognitive impairment, including Vascular Dementia
Dementia due to medical conditions or other dementias (e.g., hydrocephalus, dementia associated with Parkinson’s Disease, Huntington’s Disease, alcohol-induced dementia, etc.)