Table 1.

Comparison of children’s and spouses’ variables on demographics, carer burden, depression, anxiety, social network, and intimate bond measure –care and control (means and SD). FRS-FTD matched

	Mild–Moderate dementia			Severe–Profound dementia
	Children	Spouses	Children versus	Children	Spouses	Children versus
	(n = 15)	(n = 29)	spouses	(n = 16)	(n = 10)	spouses
Age (years)	32.2 (9.7)	62.5 (11.0)	**	30.7 (10.1)	61.9 (9.0)	**
Sex, female (%)	87	73	n.s	62.5	71	n.s
Main carer (%)	26	89.7	**	18	90	*
Live in the same house (%)	26	100	**	18	90	**
Zarit Burden Interview (cut-off 17)	15.3 (8.2)	15.5 (10.1)	n.s.	23.3 (11.1)	27 (5.8)	n.s.
Depression (cut-off 9.5)	7.3 (8.6)	6.8 (9.9)	n.s.	14.5 (14.0)	11.7 (5.9)	n.s.
Anxiety (cut-off 7)	5.6 (7.2)	5.1 (7.0)	n.s.	8.2 (10.1)	5.7 (5.3)	n.s.
Stress (cut-off 15)	6.2 (5.1)	6 (5.4)	n.s.	9.8 (6.2)	10.5 (3.2)	n.s.
Social Network High contact roles	8.7 (7.1)	15.4 (4.2)	**	6.3 (5.0)	14.1 (7.8)	*
Intimate Bond Measure Care (0–36)	14.3 (8.1)	24.1 (10.8)	*	24.1 (8.6)	13 (3.5)	*
Intimate Bond Measure Control (0–36)	21.9 (12.1)	11.6 (10.8)	*	30.6 (6.2)	8.8 (7.0)	**

t test: ^*p < 0.05; ^**p < 0.001.