Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of participants.
| Characteristic | Number of participants (N=60) | People living with dementia (n=30) | Family carers (n=30) | P valuea | |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 73 (13) | 79 (8.9) | 67 (14.8) | <.001 | |
| Age range (years) | 31-94 | 61-94 | 31-91 | N/Ab | |
| Gender, n (%) | |||||
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Male | 26 (43) | 20 (67) | 6 (20) | N/A |
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Female | 34 (57) | 10 (33) | 24 (80) | .001 |
| Marital status, n (%) | |||||
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Married | 47 (78) | 22 (73) | 25 (83) | N/A |
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Widowed | 9 (15) | 8 (27) | 1 (3) | N/A |
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Separated or single | 4 (6.7) | 0 (0) | 4 (13) | N/A |
| ITc experience, n (%) | |||||
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Little or none | 35 (58) | 24 (80) | 11 (37) | N/A |
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Moderate | 21 (35) | 5 (17) | 16 (53) | N/A |
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A lot | 4 (7) | 1 (3) | 3 (10) | N/A |
| Home internet access, n (%) | 52 (87) | 25 (83) | 27 (90) | N/A | |
| Hobby choices, n (%) | |||||
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Social | 29 (48) | 14 (47) | 15 (50) | N/A |
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Physical fitness | 19 (32) | 8 (27) | 11 (37) | N/A |
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Creative | 7 (12) | 4 (13) | 3 (10) | N/A |
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No hobby | 5 (8) | 4 (13) | 1 (3) | N/A |
| Repeated measures, mean (SD) | |||||
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Mutuality | 3.13 (0.68) | 3.24 (0.54) | 3.02 (0.79) | .22 |
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QCPRd | 57.4 (7.9) | 58.1 (7.1) | 56.7 (8.6) | .52 |
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WHO-5e | 61.0 (23.9) | 60.8 (26.2) | 61.2 (21.8) | .94 |
aP values <.05 indicate significance.
bN/A: not applicable.
cIT: information technology.
dQCPR: Quality of Carer-Patient Relationship scale.
eWHO-5: World Health Organization–Five Well-Being Index.