Table 6.
Bivariate Relationships between Utilization and Dyad Characteristics (Attention Control Caregivers)
| Number of phone calls | Phone call duration (min) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | N | ρ | p | ρ | p |
| Dementia severity | 41 | −.17 | .297 | −.03 | .835 |
| Caregiver age | 41 | .16 | .304 | .02 | .890 |
| N | Mean±SD | p | Mean±SD | p | |
| Caregiver gender: n (%) | |||||
| Male | 12 | 9.8±3.0 | .074 | 149.0±122.3 | .639 |
| Female | 29 | 8.0±3.0 | 130.6±107.0 | ||
| Dyad relationship: n (%) | |||||
| Spouse | 26 | 9.0±3.1 | .121 | 145.6±97.2 | .171 |
| Child | 15 | 7.7±2.8 | 119.3±132.2 | ||
| Rural residence: n (%) | |||||
| Rural (≥ 20 % rural) | 14 | 7.6±3.5 | .240 | 112.1±122.4 | .164 |
| Not rural (< 20 % rural) | 27 | 9.0±2.8 | 148.3±103.9 | ||
| Study site: n (%) | |||||
| Site 1 | 20 | 8.9±3.6 | .187 | 179.3±111.6 | .009 |
| Site 2 | 21 | 8.2±2.5 | 94.7±94.2 | ||
| Caregiver education: n (%) | |||||
| < Bachelor’s degree | 15 | 8.6±3.1 | .842 | 83.3±52.7 | .068 |
| Bachelor’s degree | 20 | 8.3±3.1 | 161.0±124.7 | ||
| ≥ Master’s degree | 6 | 9.2±3.3 | 184.2±130.5 | ||
| Type of dementia: n (%) | |||||
| Alzheimer’s | 23 | 8.9±2.8 | .328 | 124.4±120.8 | .325 |
| Other diagnosed | 10 | 7.0±3.8 | 150.3±127.1 | ||
| Unknown | 8 | 9.4±2.5 | 151.3±45.0 | ||
Note. p-values were calculated with Wilcoxon rank-sum test for caregiver gender, dyad relationship, rural residence, and study site; with Kruskal-Wallis test for caregiver education and dementia type; and with Spearman’s rho coefficient for dementia severity (i.e., mean FAST) and caregiver age.