TABLE 1.
STUDY SAMPLE CHARACTERISTICS
| PWMLs (n = 18)a | Family Members (n = 8)a | Staff (n = 6) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Mean (SD) | n (%) | Mean (SD) | n (%) | Mean (SD) | n (%) |
| Age (years) | 84 (10.74) | 59.38 (4.57) | 42.83 (13.39) | |||
| Female | 16 (94.1) | 6 (75) | 6 (100) | |||
| Non-Hispanic/Latino Caucasian | 17 (100) | 8 (100) | 6 (100) | |||
| Married/living with partner | 2 (11.8) | 5 (62.5) | 3 (50) | |||
| Widowed | 14 (82.4) | 0 | 0 | |||
| Employed full-time | 4 (50) | 6 (100) | ||||
| Living children | 3.20 (2.27) | 2.13 (0.99) | ||||
| Highest level of educationb | 4.12 (1.73) | 4.13 (0.64) | 6.17 (0.98) | |||
| Household incomec | 6 (2.2) | 9.33 (1.03) | ||||
| Physician visit for memory concerns | 12 (80)d | |||||
| Time since first physician visit for memory concerns (months) | 94.5 (100.01) | |||||
| Alzheimer’s disease or dementia diagnosis | 7 (41.2) | |||||
| No diagnosis reported | 7 (41.2) | |||||
| SLUMS score | 17.06 (6.7) | |||||
| Length of stay (months) | 42.12 (30.07) | |||||
| Receives Medicaid | 7 (41.2) | |||||
| Time since memory symptoms first recognized (months) | 82.75 (99.84) | |||||
| Adult child of PWML | 8 (100) | |||||
| Provided help to PWML due to memory loss | 5 (62.5) | |||||
| Primary caregiver of PWML | 5 (62.5) | |||||
| Duration of care to PWML (months) | 102 (117.58) | |||||
| Length of employment at current facility (months) | 97.16 (122.16) | |||||
Note. PWML = person with memory loss; SLUMS = St. Louis University Mental Status Examination.
a
One family member provided consent to participate but did not complete background information for resident or family member.
b
1 = did not complete junior high/middle school to 8 = graduate degree.
c
1 = <$5,000 to 10 = ≥$80,000.
d
Two additional family members did not provide data.