Table 1.

Caregiver Characteristics at Baseline and Caregiving Transition over time (N = 153)

	M or Freq	SD or %	Range
Age	60.65	10.84	39 – 89
Female	133	86.93
Spouse	50	32.68
Child	94	61.44
Educationa	4.38	1.18	1 – 6
Married with a partner	99	64.71
Duration of careb	62.67	46.27	2 – 216
Number of ADS days per week	3.89	1.15	2 – 5
Memory problemsc	3.14	0.89	1 – 5
ADL dependency of IWDsd	3.00	0.50	2 – 4
BPSD stressorse	7.40	7.79	0 – 32
Non-care stressorsf	2.00	1.57	0 – 6
Positive eventsg	3.10	1.36	0 – 6
Time to take a breakh	2.10	0.78	1 – 4
Relationship qualityi	3.59	0.66	1 – 4
Family conflictj	3.39	0.65	1 – 4
Family supportk	3.25	0.97	1 – 4
Caregiving transition at 6 months	37		0 – 1
Caregiving transition at 12 months	25		0 – 1

Note. ADS = adult day services; IWD = individual with dementia; ADL = activities of daily living.

^aMeasured on a 6-point scale: 1 (less than high school) to 6 (post college degree).

^bMeasured in months.

^cMeasured as the mean of 7 items on a 5-point scale: 1 (no, did not occur) to 5 (often, everyday).

^dMeasured as the mean of 13 ADL items on a 4-point scale: 1 (does not need help) to 4 (cannot do without help).

^eMeasured as the count of 19 BPSD stressors.

^fMeasured as the count of 8 non-care related stressful events.

^gMeasured as the count of 5 positive events.

^hMeasured on 1 item on a 4-point scale: 1 (never) to 4 (often).

ⁱMeasured as the mean of 2 items on a 4-point scale: 1 (not at all) to 4 (very).

^jMeasured as the mean of 6 items on a 4-point scale: 1 (a lot) to 4 (none).

^kMeasured as the mean of 3 items on a 4-point scale: 1 (a lot) to 4 (none).