Table 1.
Caregiver sociodemographic, health and caregiving characteristics (N = 13)
| Domain and measure | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Sociodemographic characteristics | |
| Age in yearsa (median, range) | 58 (44–83) |
| Gender | |
| Women | 10 (77) |
| Men | 3 (23) |
| Insuranceb | |
| Private insurance | 6 (46) |
| Private + Medicare | 3 (23) |
| Medicare + Medicaid | 2 (15) |
| Medicare only | 1 (8) |
| Health characteristics | |
| Self-reported health | |
| Excellent, very good or good | 11 (85) |
| Fair or poor | 2 (15) |
| Common medical conditionsc,d | |
| High blood pressure or hypertension | 6 (46) |
| Osteo- or rheumatoid arthritis | 5 (38) |
| Myocardial infarction, CHF or other heart condition | 5 (38) |
| COPD or asthma | 3 (23) |
| Caregiving characteristics | |
| Relation to person with dementia | |
| Adult child or grandchild | 8 (62) |
| Spouse | 4 (31) |
| Sibling | 1 (8) |
| Caregiver lives with person with dementia | 8 (62) |
| Years caring for person with dementia in community (median, range) | 5 (2–25) |
| Hours per day providing care (median, range) | 6.5 (1–24) |
| Provides care for others | 5 (38) |
| Common caregiving tasksc,e | |
| Meal preparation | 9 (75) |
| Medication management/adherence | 7 (58) |
| Accompany to doctor’s visits | 6 (50) |
| Grocery shopping | 4 (33) |
aCaregivers’ ages are not adjusted for anonymity here but are presented in the aggregate
bOne caregiver refused to answer this question
cResponses are not mutually exclusive
dFour caregivers reported no comorbidities
eOne caregiver did not respond to this question