Table 1.
Demographics and clinical characteristics of patients with AD and their caregivers.
| Patients’ characteristics | n = 102 |
|---|---|
| Female gender, n (%) | 72 (70.59) |
| Age, mean ± SD | 79.37 ± 7.90 |
| Marital status, n (%) | |
| Married | 44 (43.14) |
| Widow/widower | 51 (50.00) |
| Single | 5 (4.90) |
| Divorced/separated | 2 (1.96) |
| Duration of disease (years), mean ± SD | 2.53 ± 3.14 |
| AD type, n (%) | |
| AD | 63 (61.76) |
| AD + CVD | 39 (38.24) |
| Severity of disease by FAST, n (%) | |
| Mild AD | 56 (54.90) |
| Moderate-to-severe AD | 46 (45.10) |
| ADL, mean ± SD | 15.36 ± 6.47 |
| BPSD | |
| Number of BPSD, mean ± SD | 5.79 ± 2.66 |
| NPI-Q severity score, mean ± SD | 11.19 ± 6.22 |
| Caregivers’ characteristics | n = 102 |
|---|---|
| Female gender, n (%) | 79 (77.45) |
| Age, mean ± SD | 55.02 ± 12.89 |
| Relationship with patient, n (%) | |
| Spouse | 21 (20.6) |
| Parent | 1 (1.0) |
| Child | 70 (68.6) |
| Other relatives | 5 (4.9) |
| Hired professional caregiver | 5 (4.9) |
| Years of education, mean ± SD | 13.78 ± 4.57 |
| PSS, mean ± SD | 14.88 ± 7.10 |
| PHQ-9, mean ± SD | 4.11 ± 3.96 |
| ZBI-22, mean ± SD | 18.44 ± 14.27 |
AD Alzheimer’s disease, ADL activity of daily living, BPSD behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia, CVD cerebrovascular disease, FAST functional assessment staging test, NPI-Q Neuropsychiatric inventory questionnaires, PSS perceived stress scale, PHQ-9 patient health questionnaire-9, SD standard deviation, ZBI-22 22-item Zarit Burden Interview.