Table 2.
Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Family Caregivers by patient CAM delirium status
| Characteristics | Overall (N=108) |
CAM positive Delirium (N=30) |
CAM negative No Delirium (N=78) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean years (SD) | 80.3 (±6.9) | 80.8 (±6.5) | 80.1 (±7.1) | 0.64 |
| Sex a, male | 30 (28) | 9 (31) | 21 (27) | 0.78 |
| Race b, Caucasian | 101 (94) | 29 (100) | 72 (9) | 0.67 |
| Education a | ||||
| ≤ Middle school | 5 (5) | 2 (7) | 3 (10) | 0.29 |
| High school | 17 (16) | 5 (17) | 12 (15) | |
| ≥ College | 83 (78) | 21 (72) | 56 (72) | |
| Relationship with patient b: | ||||
| Spouse | 43 (40) | 13 (45) | 30 (39) | 0.87 |
| Son | 15 (14) | 5 (17) | 10 (13) | |
| Daughter | 37 (34) | 8 (28) | 29 (37) | |
| Other c | 11 (10) | 3 (1) | 7 (9) | |
| Frequency of contact with patient: | ||||
| Daily or more | 81 (76) | 22 (76) | 59 (76) | 0.82 |
| Weekly | 23 (22) | 6 (21) | 17 (22) | |
| Monthly | 2 (2) | 1 (4) | 1 (1) | |
| Living with the patient | 55 (52) | 15 (52) | 40 (53) | 0.82 |
Note. Values are n (%) unless otherwise noted
a
missing n=2
b
missing n=1
c
Other includes daughter or son in law or friends.