Table 1.
Sample Characteristics by Treatment Group (N = 23)
| SPIRIT in person (n = 12) | SPIRIT remote (n = 11) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | PWD | Surrogate | PWD | Surrogate |
| Age in years, M (SD) | 73.7 (7.5) | 63.1 (11.8) | 74.7 (7.9) | 69.7 (9.8) |
| Female, n (%) | 7 (58.3) | 8 (66.7) | 5 (41.7) | 7 (63.6) |
| Years of formal education completed | 15.4 (2.5) | 16.6 (2.7) | 15.2 (3.0) | 16.3 (2.3) |
| White (non-Hispanic) | 9 (75.0) | 9 (75.0) | 8 (72.7) | 9 (81.8) |
| Relationship to PWD | ||||
| Spouse/partner | — | 8 (66.7) | — | 9 (81.8) |
| Child | — | 4 (33.3) | — | 2 (18.2) |
| Have had a close family member or friend die | 12 (100.0) | 12 (100.0) | 10 (90.9) | 10 (90.9) |
| Had a discussion with PWD about his/her wishes | ||||
| With PWD alone only | — | 7 (58.3) | — | 7 (63.6) |
| With PWD and his/her doctor | — | 4 (33.3) | — | 4 (36.4) |
| Dementia type | ||||
| Alzheimer's disease | 10 (83.3) | — | 8 (72.7) | — |
| Lewy bodies | 2 (16.7) | — | 0 | — |
| Vascular | 0 | — | 1 (9.1) | — |
| Frontotemporal | 0 | — | 1 (9.1) | — |
| Mixed | 0 | — | 1 (9.1) | — |
| Months since dementia diagnosis, M (SD) | 38.8 (27.8) | — | 31.1 (17.0) | — |
| Recent global cognitive function (MoCA score), M (SD), range | 17.1 (2.9) (14–25) | — | 18.3 (5.0) (13–25) | — |
| Months since last MoCA | 4.7 (6.2) (0–22) | — | 8.5 (9.5) (0–32) | — |
| Top 3 comorbid conditions, n (%) | ||||
| Hypertension | 7 (58.3) | — | 6 (54.6) | — |
| Depression | 6 (50.0) | — | 6 (54.5) | — |
| Diabetes | 2 (16.7) | — | 3 (27.3) | — |
| UBACC score at enrollment, M (SD), range | 13.1 (2.0) (10–16) | — | 13.3 (2.3) (9–16) | — |
MoCA, Montreal Cognitive Assessment; PWD, person with dementia; SD, standard deviation; SPIRIT, Sharing Patient's Illness Representations to Increase Trust; UBACC, University of California San Diego Brief Assessment of Capacity to Consent.