Table 2.
Characteristics of older adult patients as reported by family caregivers
Characteristic | N = 17 |
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Age, mean, years | 87.8 |
Female gender, N (%) | 11 (65%) |
Dementia, N (%) | 10 (59%) |
Race, N (%)* | |
White | 12 (71%) |
Asian | 2 (12%) |
Black/African-American | 1 (6%) |
Other (South Asian) | 1 (6%) |
Ethnicity, N (%)* | |
Not Hispanic or Latino | 12 (71%) |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 (12%) |
Unknown | 1 (6%) |
Overall health, N (%)* | |
Excellent | 2 (12%) |
Good | 4 (24%) |
Fair | 5 (29%) |
Poor | 2 (12%) |
Missing data: race, n = 1; ethnicity, n = 2; overall health, n = 4