Table 1.
Characteristics of Study Participants
| Vietnamese American Family Caregivers (N=20) Frequency (percent) |
|
|---|---|
| Gender (female) | 19 (95.0%) |
| Age (year) | Mean = 61.5 ± 11.4 Median = 61 (Range, 43-82) |
| ≤60 | 9 (45.0%) |
| 61-70 | 6 (30.0%) |
| ≥71 | 5 (25.5%) |
| Caregiver relationship with the patient | |
| Spouse | 9 (45.0%) – 8 wives |
| Adult child | 9 (45.0%) – 9 daughters |
| Sibling | 2 (10.0%) – 2 sisters |
| Marital status | |
| - Married | 15 (75.0%) |
| - Widowed/divorced | 2 (10.0%) |
| - Single | 3 (15.0%) |
| Religion | |
| - Buddhism | 11 (55.0%) |
| - Catholicism/Protestant | 8 (40.0%) |
| - No religion | 2 (10.0%) |
| Years of Living in the United States | Mean = 27.15 ± 12.26 Median =30 (Range, 1- 42) |
| English Proficiency,* mean (SD): | 2.8 (±1.1) |
| Having a health insurance (Yes) | 20 (100%) |
| Education | |
| - College or above | 11 (55.0%) |
| - High School | 5 (25.0%) |
| - Middle School | 2 (10.0%) |
| - Elementary School | 2 (10.0%) |
| Currently employed | 13 (65.0%) |
| Recruitment methods | |
| - Vietnamese community centers | 5 (25.0%) |
| - Caregiver support groups | 10 (50.0%) |
| - Snowballing | 5 (25.0%) |
| Stage of Alzheimer’s disease of the patient (reported by the family caregiver) | |
| - Mild stage | 1 (5.0%) |
| - Moderate stage | 11 (55.0%) |
| - Severe stage | 5 (25.0%) |
| - Do not know | 3 (15.0%) |
*
English proficiency measured with 5-likert scale (5=Excellent, 1=Cannot speak English at all): One participant whose primary language is English was excluded in the mean calculation.