Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristics and clinical variables.
Means and standard deviations provided, unless otherwise noted.
| PWDs | Caregivers | |
|---|---|---|
| N = | 78 | 78 |
| Age | 62.60 (8.69) | 64.52 (9.26) |
| Gender (% Women) | 43.3 | 60.3 |
| Race (n=) | ||
| Native American/Alaska Native | 2 | 0 |
| East or Southeast Asian/Asian American | 4 | 5 |
| Black/African American/Afro-Caribbean | 1 | 1 |
| Latinx/Chicanx/Hispanic | 4 | 3 |
| Multi-racial | 3 | 4 |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 |
| White | 63 | 65 |
| Education (n=) | ||
| High School | - | 7 |
| 2-Year College | - | 15 |
| 4-Year College | - | 29 |
| Master’s Degree | - | 15 |
| PhD, MD, or other professional degree | - | 12 |
| Relationship to the PWD (% Spouse) | - | 92.3 |
| Caregiver severity of anxiety symptoms (BAI) | - | 7.06 (7.60) |
| Caregiver severity of depression symptoms (CESD) | - | 12.12 (9.24) |
| PWD Diagnosis (n=) | ||
| FTD | 33 | - |
| AD | 11 | - |
| Motor | 25 | - |
| MCI or family member of person with FTD | 9 | - |
| PWD disease severity (CDR) | 3.96 (2.71) | - |
| PWD cognitive functioning (MMSE) | 24.82 (4.81) | - |
PWD = person with neurodegenerative disease or dementia; FTD = frontotemporal dementia; AD = Alzheimer’s disease; Motor = diseases that primarily impact motor functioning; MCI = mild cognitive impairment