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. 2017 Mar 21;17:72. doi: 10.1186/s12877-017-0468-6

Table 2.

Participant characteristics

Total
Gender n (%)
 Female 19 (57.6)
 Male 14 (42.4)
 Age M (SD) 80.18 (8.27)
Marital status n (%)
 Married 14 (42.4)
 Widowed 17 (51.5)
 Divorced 2 (6.1)
Residing n (%)
 Community 30 (90.9)
 Residential Facility 3 (9.2)
Ethnicity n (%)
 White (British) 28 (84.8)
 White (other) 2 (6.1)
 Black 1 (3)
 Asian 2 (6.1)
Dementia diagnosis n (%)
 Alzheimer’s Disease 13 (39.4)
 Vascular Dementia 5 (15.2)
 Dementia of mixed etiology 7 (21.2)
 Unknown sub-type 8 (24.2)
Time since diagnosis n (%)
  < 1 year 8 (24.2)
 1– 2 years 3 (9.1)
 2– 3 years 8 (24.2)
  > 3 years 6 (18.2)
 Unknown 8 (24.2)
Cholinesterase inhibitors n (%)
 None 17 (51.5)
 Donepezil 4 (12.1)
 Memantine 6 (18.2)
 Rivastigmine 3 (9.1)
 Galantamine 2 (6.1)
 Donepezil and Memantine 1 (3)
Other psychotropic medication n (%)
 None 27 (81.8)
 Anti-depressant 6 (18.2)