Table 1.

Participant sociodemographic characteristics (N = 34).

Age, years	mean (SD)
	75 (11)
Gender	n (%)
Male	16 (47%)
Female	18 (53%)
Marital Status	n (%)
Single	6 (18%)
Married	14 (41%)
Widowed	11 (32%)
Divorced	3 (9%)
Race	n (%)
White	27 (79%)
Black	7 (21%)
Hispanic	0 (0%)
Asian	0 (0%)
Education *	n (%)
Some high school	3 (9%)
High school graduate	15 (44%)
Some college	12 (35%)
Trade/technical school	1 (3%)
Associate degree	2 (6%)
Risk of hospitalization	n (%)
Low	1 (3%)
Moderate	13 (38%)
High	19 (56%)
Very high	1 (3%)
Living arrangement	n (%)
Patient lives alone	7 (21%)
Patient lives at home with another person	27 (79%)
Patient lives in congregate situation	0 (0%)
Caregiver presence	n (%)
Around the clock	28 (82%)
Regular daytime	0 (0%)
Regular nighttime	0 (0%)
Occasional/short term assistance	5 (15%)
No assistance available	1 (3%)
Neurological status	n (%)
Alert and oriented	23 (68%)
Required prompting	10 (29%)
Requires assistance and some directions in specific situations	1 (3%)
Requires considerable assistance in routine situations	0 (0%)
Totally dependent	0 (0%)
Confusion	n (%)
Never	24 (71%)
In new or complex situations only	9 (27%)
On awakening or at night only	1 (3%)
During the day or evening, but not constantly	0 (0%)
Constantly	0 (0%)
Nonresponsive	0 (0%)
Supervisions and safety	n (%)
No assistance is needed – independent	15 (44%)
Non-agency caregivers providing assistance	13 (38%)
Non agency caregivers need training/support	5 (15%)
Non-agency caregivers not providing assistance or unclear	1 (3%)
Assistance needed, no non-agency caregivers available	0 (0%)

^*1 missing response