TABLE 2.

Caregivers’ appraisals of lucid episodes, decision‐making changes, and seeking‐out information

Variable	M (SD)
Appraisals of lucid experiences a
(1) Positive experience	4.00 (1.25)
(2) Stressful experience	1.96 (1.33)
Changed decision after lucid experiences? b	12%
(1) Decisions about medical care	5%
(2) Decisions about finances	1%
(3) Decisions about end‐of‐life planning	1%
(4) Decisions about living arrangements	6%
(5) Decisions about personal needs	4%
(6) Decisions about social needs	6%
(7) Decisions about how to provide better care	4%
Seek out information or education materials? b	13%
(1) Health‐care provider	8%
(2) Internet	8%
(3) Family member/friend	2%
(4) Public educators/media	1%
(5) Support group	.4%
(6) Alzheimer's Association	1%
Found information or educational materials helpful? b	12%
What would you like to know about lucid experiences? b
(1) Why they occur	52%
(2) When they occur	26%
(3) How to best respond to a lucid experience	37%
(4) How to recreate the experience	43%
(5) The impact on people with dementia	.4%
(6) How to make them last longer	.4%

^a 1 = not at all to 5 = very (asked per episode; episode N = 441).

^b Caregiver N = 233.