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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jan 13.
Published in final edited form as: JAMA Intern Med. 2017 Jan 1;177(1):24–31. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.7031

Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics of Residents With Dementia and Family Decision Makers

Characteristic Control Group (n = 151) Intervention Group (n = 151) P Value
No. % (SD) No. % (SD)
Residents with dementia
 Age, mean, y   87.3 (6.7)   85.7 (7.6) .23
 Female sex 125   82.8 121   80.1 .93
 Race
  African American   25   16.7   14     9.3 .98
  White 123   82.0 134   88.7
  Other     2     1.3     3     2.0
 Dementia stage: global deterioration scale
  5 (Moderate)   36   23.8   38   25.2 .99
  6 (Moderately severe)   73   48.3   79   52.3
  7 (Severe)   42   27.8   34   22.5
 Severity of illness (ADEPT score range, 1–32.5)     8.9 (2.7)     8.9 (2.7) .87
 Nursing home stay, days 706.6 (610.9) 811.1 (1017.2) .66
Family decision makers
 Age, mean, y   63.4 (10.7)   62.4 (10.6) .43
 Female sex 100   66.2 104   68.9 .98
 Race
  African American   25   16.7   13     8.6 .84
  White 125   83.3 136   90.1
  Other     0     0.0     2     1.3
 Relationship
  Spouse   21   13.9   19   12.6
  Son and/or son-in-law   39   25.8   38   25.2
  Daughter and/or daughter-in-law   85   56.3   76   50.3
  Other     6     4.0   18   11.9
 Education level
  Less than high school     1     0.7     2     1.3 .99
  High school graduate   18   12.0   26   17.2
  Some college and/or vocational school   39   26.0   33   21.9
  College graduate   55   36.7   47   31.1
  Advanced degree   37   24.7   43   28.5

Abbreviation: ADEPT, Advanced Dementia Prognostic Tool (higher scores indicate higher 6- and 12-month mortality risk).