Table 2.
Descriptive Comparisons of Dementia and Non-Dementia Caregivers
| Variable | Caregivers of Persons with Dementia |
Caregivers of Persons with Other Health Conditions |
P |
|---|---|---|---|
| N | 117 | 134 | --- |
| Gender, Female N (%) | 73 (62) | 90 (67) | 0.43 |
| Race, African American N (%) | 45 (38) | 45 (34) | 0.42 |
| Education, College graduate N (%) | 49 (42) | 57 (42) | 0.64 |
| Marital Status at Transitions Interview, N (%) | 0.88 | ||
| Married/Cohabiting | 89 (76) | 101 (75) | |
| Widowed | 9 (8) | 10 (7) | |
| Divorced/Separated | 13 (11) | 13 (10) | |
| Single / Never Married | 6 (5) | 10 (7) | |
| Caregiving Relationship, N (%) | 0.25 | ||
| Spouse | 56 (48) | 72 (54) | |
| Child (or Child-in-Law) of Care Recipient | 35 (30) | 28 (21) | |
| Parent of Disabled Adult Child Care Recipient | 5 (4.3) | 3 (2.2) | |
| Other | 21 (18) | 31 (23) | |
| Caregiver resides with Care Recipient, N (%) | 85 (73) | 100 (75) | 0.72 |
| Duration of Caregiving (to Transitions Interview), Years, M (SD) | 5.7 (2.4) | 5.8 (2.6) | 0.77 |
| Hours per week of care, M (SD) | 49.7 (29.4) | 37.7 (27.9) | 0.001 |
| Caregiver Age at Transitions interview, M (SD) | 73.1 (8.3) | 70.7 (7.7) | 0.016 |
| Care Recipient Age at Transitions Interview, M (SD) | 80.9 (11.3) | 76.8 (11.0) | 0.004 |
| AD8, M (SD) | 6.5 (1.6) | 2.8 (2.3) | <0.0001 |
Note. P-values are for group comparisons from Pearson chi-square tests when frequencies (N, %) are reported and from independent sample t-tests when means (M) and standard deviatons (SD) are reported.