Table 1.
Characteristics of care partners and patients (by level of cognitive impairment)
| Variable | Care partners | MCI patients | Dementia patients | p* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 1845 | 1349 | 496 | |
| Abbreviated TICS-M score, Mean (SD) | 27.9 (5.0) | 22.0 (5.7) | 16.6 (6.0) | <0.001 |
| Male | 594 (32.2%) | 816 (60.5%) | 297 (59.9%) | 0.81 |
| Caucasian | 1770 (95.9%) | 1301 (96.4%) | 475 (95.8%) | 0.5 |
| Age, Mean (SD) | 70.1 (9.6) | 74.6 (5.5) | 74.6 (5.8) | 0.95 |
| Education | <0.001 | |||
| High school graduate or less | 260(14.1%) | 185 (13.7%) | 104 (21.0%) | |
| Some college | 514 (27.9%) | 334 (24.8%) | 125 (25.2%) | |
| Bachelor’s degree | 502 (27.2%) | 338 (25.1%) | 90(18.1%) | |
| Graduate degree | 569 (30.8%) | 492 (36.5%) | 177 (35.7%) | |
| Health literacy (1 = always need help reading hospital materials, 5 = never need help) | <0.001 | |||
| 1 | 37 (2.0%) | 165 (12.2%) | 124 (25.0%) | |
| 2 | 43 (2.3%) | 161 (11.9%) | 78 (15.7%) | |
| 3 | 122 (6.6%) | 185 (13.7%) | 72 (14.5%) | |
| 4 | 315 (17.1%) | 298 (22.1%) | 84 (16.9%) | |
| 5 | 1328 (72.0%) | 540 (40.0%) | 138 (27.8%) | |
| Relationship of care partner to patient | ||||
| Spouse/Significant Other | 1630 (88.3%) | |||
| Other | 215 (11.7%) | |||
| CAPACITY Communication score, Mean (SD) | 3.1 (0.7) | – | – |
*
p is comparing dementia to MCI patients.
TICS-M, Telephone Interview Cognitive Status-Modified; SD, standard deviation; MCI, mild cognitive impairment.