Table 1. Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of PwAD and their caregivers.
| Spouse-PwAD (n = 49) | Non-spouse-PwAD (n = 49) | p | Spouse-caregiver (n = 49) | Non-spouse caregiver (n = 49) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender, n (%) | ||||||
| Male | 35 (71) | 9 (18) | < 0.001‡ | 14 (29) | 7 (14) | 0.11 |
| Female | 14 (29) | 40(82) | 35 (71) | 42 (86) | ||
| Age (years) | 75.9 (8.1) | 77.9 (5.7) | 0.33 | 69.1 (10.1) | 50.8 (9.5) | < 0.001‡ |
| Age at onset | 71.3 (9.4) | 72.5 (5.8) | 0.28 | - | - | - |
| Educational level (years) | 8.6 (3.9) | 6.5 (3.3) | 0.003† | 10.3 (3.5) | 12.6 (2.4) | < 0.001‡ |
| CDR, n (%) | ||||||
| Mild | 33 (67) | 33 (67) | 0.58 | - | - | - |
| Moderate | 16 (33) | 16 (33) | - | - | - | |
| MMSE | 20.4 (4.6) | 18.8 (3.7) | 0.06 | 28.1 (1.2) | 29.0 (0.8) | 0.01* |
| ASPIDD | 9.3 (6.0) | 8.5 (3.4) | 0.40 | - | - | - |
| ZBI | - | - | - | 33.3 (15.0) | 24.7 (13.5) | 0.02* |
| CSDD | 9.0 (5.8) | 7.4 (5.2) | 0.26 | - | - | - |
Data presented as mean (standard deviation), unless otherwise specified.
ASPIDD = Assessment Scale of Psychosocial Impact of the Diagnosis of Dementia; CDR = Clinical Dementia Ratings; CSDD = Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia; MMSE = Mini-Mental State Examination; PwAD = people with Alzheimer’s disease; QoL = quality of life; ZBI = Zarit Burden Interview.
* p < 0.05; † p < 0.01; ‡ p < 0.001.