Table 2.
Caregiver baseline descriptive characteristics (N=20).
| Caregiver demographics | Values | Spearman rho correlation with Care to Plan summary score (P value) | |
| Female, n (%) | 18 (90) | .50 | |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 66.68 (11.43) | .82 | |
| White population, n (%) | 15 (75) | .90 | |
| Married, n (%) | 17 (85) | .84 | |
| Number of living children, mean (SD) | 2.25 (1.55) | .98 | |
| Annual income of ≥US $80,000, n (%) | 10 (50) | .46 | |
| Employed, n (%) | 7 (35) | .64 | |
| Spouse of people living with dementia, n (%) | 11 (55) | .19 | |
| Adult child of people living with dementia, n (%) | 7 (35) | .46 | |
| Bachelor’s degree (4-year college) and higher, n (%) | 7 (35) | .10 | |
| Primary objective stressors, m ean (SD) | |||
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ADLa dependencies | 2.40 (2.77) | .50 |
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IADLb dependencies | 9.00 (3.11) | .53 |
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Memory impairment | 21.10 (5.06) | .40 |
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RMBPC-Fc | 9.85 (4.41) | .88 |
| Resources, mean (SD) | |||
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Caregiver self-efficacy | 28.10 (6.29) | .09 |
| Caregiver distress, mean (SD) | |||
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CES-Dd | 16.95 (10.69) | .25 |
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RMBPC-Re | 15.85 (12.03) | .46 |
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Loss of intimate exchange | 5.50 (2.21) | .96 |
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Role captivity | 6.70 (3.36) | .16 |
aADL: activities of daily living.
bIADL: instrumental activities of daily living.
cRMBPC-F: Revised Memory and Behavior Problems Checklist-Frequency.
dCES-D: Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression.
eRMBPC-R: Revised Memory and Behavior Problems Checklist-Reaction.