Table 2.
Bivariate comparison of the sociodemographic characteristics and experience with Alzheimer's disease of study participants who accepted and refused screening for dementiaa at St. Vincent Health and Community Health Network.
| St. Vincent Health (n = 278) | Community Health Network (n = 122) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number (%) accepted |
Number (%) refused |
P value | Number (%) accepted |
Number (%) refused |
P value | |
| Overall | 173 (62.2) | 105 (37.8) | 78 (63.9) | 44 (36.1) | ||
| Age, years | 0.780 | 0.071 | ||||
| 65–69 | 55 (61.8) | 34 (38.2) | 19 (76.0) | 6 (24.0) | ||
| 70–74 | 39 (68.4) | 18 (31.6) | 18 (66.7) | 9 (33.3) | ||
| 75–79 | 34 (59.6) | 23 (40.4) | 16 (66.7) | 8 (33.3) | ||
| ≥80 | 45 (61.6) | 28 (38.4) | 25 (54.4) | 21 (45.6) | ||
| Gender | 0.844 | 0.292 | ||||
| Female | 115 (61.8) | 71 (38.2) | 60 (66.7) | 30 (33.3) | ||
| Male | 58 (63.0) | 34 (37.0) | 18 (56.2) | 14 (43.8) | ||
| Race | 0.541 | 0.748 | ||||
| White | 137 (63.1) | 80 (36.9) | 75 (63.6) | 43 (36.4) | ||
| African American | 35 (60.3) | 23 (39.7) | 2 (66.3) | 1 (33.3) | ||
| Other | 1 (33.3) | 2 (66.7) | 1 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Education, years | 0.007 | 0.814 | ||||
| 0–11 | 3 (25.0) | 9 (75.0) | 10 (66.7) | 5 (33.3) | ||
| ≥12 | 170 (63.9) | 96 (36.1) | 68 (63.6) | 39 (36.4) | ||
| Housing status | 0.733 | 0.063 | ||||
| Living alone | 57 (61.3) | 36 (38.7) | 29 (54.7) | 24 (45.3) | ||
| Living with someone | 116 (63.4) | 67 (36.6) | 49 (71.0) | 20 (29.0) | ||
| Marital status | 0.550 | 0.865 | ||||
| Married | 98 (63.6) | 56 (36.4) | 37 (67.3) | 18 (32.7) | ||
| Widowed | 48 (61.5) | 30 (38.5) | 33 (62.3) | 20 (37.7) | ||
| Divorced | 17 (53.1) | 15 (46.9) | 6 (60.0) | 4 (40.0) | ||
| Never married | 9 (75.0) | 3 (25.0) | 2 (50.0) | 2 (50.0) | ||
| Income (N = 465) | 0.122 | 0.205 | ||||
| <$10,000 | 5 (62.5) | 3 (37.5) | 4 (80.0) | 1 (20.0) | ||
| $10,000–$19,999 | 18 (52.9) | 16 (47.1) | 15 (75.0) | 5 (25.0) | ||
| $20,000–$39,999 | 41 (73.2) | 15 (26.8) | 20 (52.6) | 18 (47.4) | ||
| ≥$40,000 | 73 (73.7) | 26 (26.3) | 25 (71.4) | 10 (28.6) | ||
| Do you have a relative or friend with Alzheimer's disease? | 0.003 | 0.074 | ||||
| No | 83 (54.2) | 70 (45.8) | 44 (57.9) | 32 (42.1) | ||
| Yes | 89 (71.8) | 35 (28.2) | 34 (73.9) | 12 (26.1) | ||
| Do you believe that you are at higher risk of Alzheimer's disease than others of your same age? | 0.106 | 0.511 | ||||
| No | 144 (61.0) | 92 (39.0) | 69 (62.7) | 41 (37.3) | ||
| Yes | 27 (75.0) | 9 (25.0) | 8 (72.7) | 3 (27.3) | ||
| Do you think you have more memory problems than others of your same age? | 0.653 | 0.896 | ||||
| No | 158 (61.7) | 98 (38.3) | 73 (64.0) | 41 (36.0) | ||
| Yes | 14 (66.7) | 7 (33.3) | 4 (66.7) | 2 (33.3) | ||
| Has a doctor told you that you have memory problems? | 0.917 | 0.679 | ||||
| No | 170 (62.3) | 103 (37.7) | 77 (64.2) | 43 (35.8) | ||
| Yes | 3 (60.0) | 2 (40.0) | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) | ||
| Are you taking medication to help with memory? | 0.821 | 0.679 | ||||
| No | 169 (62.1) | 103 (37.9) | 77 (64.2) | 43 (35.8) | ||
| Yes | 4 (66.7) | 2 (33.3) | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) | ||
aBecause our early work indicated that patients more readily understood the term “Alzheimer's disease” than the term “dementia,” in this study we used Alzheimer's disease as a proxy for dementia.