Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of caregivers and care recipients.

Characteristic				Intervention (n=101)		Control (n=98)		Total Sample (N=199)
Carers
	Age, mean (SD)		63.4 (12.2)		63.9 (11.1)		63.6 (11.6)
	Number of years caregiving, mean (SD)		4.1 (3.8)		4.6 (4.5)		4.3 (4.2)
	Years of education, mean (SD)		14.1 (2.9)		14.27 (3.0)		14.18 (2.9)
	Chronic conditions, mean (SD)		2.2 (1.5)		2.5 (1.6)		2.4 (1.6)
	Gender, n (%)
		Male	22 (22)		16 (16)		38 (19)
		Female	79 (78)		82 (84)		161 (81)
	Marital status, n (%)
		Married or living with someone	84 (83)		85 (87)		168 (85)
		Single, widowed, divorced or separated	17 (17)		13 (13)		30 (15)
	Ethnicity, n (%)
		Caucasian	93 (92)		92 (94)		185 (93)
		Other	8 (8)		6 (6)		13 (7)
	Employed, n (%)
		Yes	39 (39)		47 (48)		86 (44)
		No	61 (61)		50 (52)		111 (56)
	Relationship to care recipient, n (%)
		Spouse or life partner	51 (50)		47 (48)		98 (49)
		Son or daughter	47 (47)		44 (45)		91 (46)
		Other	3 (3)		7 (7)		10 (5)
	Living with care recipient, n (%)
		Yes	70 (69)		68 (69)		138 (69)
		No	31 (30)		30 (31)		61 (31)
	Finances meet needs, n (%)
		Completely or Very well or Adequately	81 (80)		76 (79.2)		157 (80)
		With some difficulty or Not very well or Totally inadequate	20 (20)		20 (20.8)		40 (20)
	Household income, n (%)
		Less than Can $40,000	25 (29)		24 (30.4)		49 (30)
		Can $40,000 to $70,000	23 (27)		16 (20.3)		39 (23)
		Greater than Can $70,000	38 (44)		39 (49.3)		77 (47)
	Assistance with caring, n (%)
		Yes	70 (69)		67 (68)		137 (69)
		No	31 (31)		31 (32)		62 (31)
Care Recipient
	Age, mean (SD)		80.5 (7.4)		80.2 (8.0)		80.3 (7.7)
	Chronic conditions, mean (SD)		10.4 (4.1)		9.6 (4.0)		10.0 (4.1)
	Gender, n (%)
		Male	55 (54)		49 (50)		104 (52)
		Female	46 (46)		49 (50)		95 (48)