Table 1.
Variable | All (N = 140) | Intervention group (n = 70) | Control group (n = 70) | p |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age, year, mean (SD) | 47.8 (7.9) | 47.3 (7.1) | 48.4 (8.7) | 0.396 |
Sex | > 0.999 | |||
female | 138 (98.6) | 69 (98.6) | 69 (98.6) | |
male | 2 (1.4) | 1 (1.4) | 1 (1.4) | |
Marital status | 0.624 | |||
being married | 92 (65.7) | 43 (61.4) | 49 (70.0) | |
divorced | 22 (15.7) | 13 (18.6) | 9 (12.9) | |
widowed | 20 (14.3) | 10 (14.3) | 10 (14.3) | |
unmarried | 6 (4.3) | 4 (5.7) | 2 (2.9) | |
Educational level | 0.001 | |||
elementary school | 15 (10.7) | 8 (11.4) | 7 (10.0) | |
junior high school | 38 (27.1) | 9 (12.9) | 29 (41.4) | |
senior high school and vocational school | 72 (51.4) | 45 (64.3) | 27 (38.6) | |
university | 15 (10.7) | 8 (11.4) | 7 (10.0) | |
Job type | 0.562 | |||
full-time | 127 (90.7) | 65 (92.9) | 62 (88.6) | |
part-time | 13 (9.3) | 5 (7.1) | 8 (11.4) | |
Years worked as a home care worker, mean (SD) | 8.8 (5.3) | 8.8 (5.1) | 8.7 (5.5) | 0.868 |
On-the-job educational training in previous year, hours | 0.098 | |||
None | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.4) | |
< 10 | 5 (3.6) | 5 (7.1) | 0 (0) | |
10–20 | 25 (17.9) | 12 (17.1) | 13 (18.6) | |
> 20 | 109 (77.9) | 53 (75.7) | 56 (80.0) | |
On-the-job educational training on dementia in previous year, hours | 0.002 | |||
None | 15 (10.7) | 5 (7.1) | 10 (14.3) | |
< 2 | 21 (15.0) | 13 (18.6) | 8 (11.4) | |
3–6 | 25 (17.9) | 12 (17.1) | 13 (18.6) | |
7–12 | 30 (21.4) | 23 (32.9) | 7 (10.0) | |
> 12 | 49 (35.0) | 17 (24.3) | 32 (45.7) |
Data are n (%), unless otherwise stated. SD: standard deviation