Table 1.

Characteristics of 57 ET Participants and Caregivers

Variable	Value
ET Participant Characteristics
Age (years)	77.2 ± 10.2 (56–97)
Female gender	36 (63.2)
White race	55 (96.5)
Education (years)	16.5 ± 2.5 (12–21)
Age of tremor onset (years)	40.9 ± 22.0 (5–78)
Tremor duration (years)	36.2 ± 21.6 (2–87)
Total tremor score	23.1 ± 5.6 (10–36)
Tremor disability score	67.6 ± 24.4 (20–100)
MoCA score	24.7 ± 3.9 (13–30)
CDR
No dementia (0)	40 (70.2)
Questionable dementia (0.5)	13 (22.8)
Mild dementia (1)	3 (5.3)
Moderate dementia (2)	1 (1.8)
Caregiver Characteristics
Age (years)	66.6 ± 12.7 (41–89)
Female gender	37 (64.9)
White race	52 (91.2)
Education (years)	16.3 ± 2.4 (12–21)
Caregiver relationship to ET participant
Spouse	31 (54.4)
Child	17 (29.8)
Friend	5 (8.8)
Other (niece, girlfriend, daughter in law)	4 (7.0)
Caregiver living with ET participant	34 (59.6)
Duration of care (years)	6.8 ± 11.8 (0–63)
Hours per week providing care	5.2 ± 9.8 (0–40)
CESD-10 score	4.9 ± 4.7 (0–21)

Values represent number (percentage) or mean ± standard deviation (range).

CDR = Clinical Dementia Rating, CESD-10= Center of Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale Short Form, MoCA = Montreal Cognitive Assessment