Table 2.
People with Lewy Body Cognitive Disorders (n = 76) |
Care Partners (n = 76) | ||||
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Categorical Variables | n | % | n | % | |
Gender | Female | 16 | 21.1 | 68 | 89.5 |
Male | 60 | 78.9 | 8 | 10.5 | |
Ethnicity | White | 71 | 93.4 | 70 | 92.1 |
Nonwhite | 4 | 5.3 | 5 | 6.6 | |
Did not specify | 1 | 1.3 | 1 | 1.3 | |
Education level | Up to 18 year old schooling | 40 | 52.7 | 37 | 48.6 |
Further education and higher | 36 | 47.3 | 39 | 51.4 | |
Marital status | Single | 12 | 15.8 | 13 | 17.2 |
Married/ Partnership | 64 | 84.2 | 63 | 82.8 | |
Living status | With others | 70 | 92.1 | 74 | 97.4 |
Alone | 6 | 7.9 | 2 | 2.6 | |
Diagnosis | PD-MCI | 15 | 19.8 | ||
PDD | 40 | 52.6 | |||
DLB | 21 | 27.6 | |||
Dyad relationship | Spouse/partner | 59 | 77.6 | ||
Son/daughter | 13 | 17.1 | |||
Other | 4 | 5.3 | |||
Caregiving weekly hours (up to an average of) | 1 h per day | 15 | 19.7 | ||
8 h per day | 22 | 28.9 | |||
24 h a day | 39 | 51.4 | |||
H&Y stage | I | 15 | 19.7 | ||
II | 33 | 43.4 | |||
III | 12 | 15.8 | |||
IV | 12 | 15.8 | |||
V | 4 | 5.3 | |||
Continuous Variables | n | Median; IQR (Range) | n | Median; IQR (Range) | |
Age, years | 76 | 75; 71–78 (55–90) | 76 | 68; 59–72 (21–88) | |
Dyad known years (if spouses/partners) | 63 | 48; 38–55 (0.50–70) | |||
Duration of clinical symptoms, years | 76 | 4.5; 2–10 (0–33) | |||
Caregiving years | 76 | 3; 1–6.75 (0–20) | |||
Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) | 71 | 19; 15–22 (7–30) | |||
UPDRS-III | 75 | 31; 18–40 (8–69) | |||
SE-ADL | 74 | 60; 30–80 (10–100) |
DLB—dementia with Lewy bodies, H&Y—Hoehn and Yahr Staging, IQR—interquartile range, PD-MCI—Parkinson’s disease mild cognitive impairment, PDD—Parkinson’s disease dementia, SE-ADL—Schwab and England Activities of Daily Living, UPDRS-III—Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale-III.