Table 1.
Characteristics of the sample offered Alight application in the LIVE@Home.Path trial.
| Total sample (n = 63) | Accepting Alight (n = 8) | Not accepting Alight (n = 55) | p-value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Person with dementia | ||||
| Age, mean (S.D.) | 82.2 (6.5) | 79.2 (5.8) | 82.7 (6.6) | 0.16 |
| Female gender, n (%) | 39 (61.9) | 5 (62.5) | 34 (61.8) | 0.97 |
| Living alone, n (%) | 35 (55.6) | 3 (37.5) | 32 (58.2) | 0.27 |
| Type dementia | 0.56 | |||
| Alzheimer's dementia, n (%) | 27 (42.8) | 3(37.5) | 24 (43.6) | |
| Vascular dementia, n (%) | 2 (3.17) | 0 (0%) | 2 (3.6) | |
| Lewy body dementia, n (%) | 1 (1.59) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.8) | |
| Parkinson's dementia, n (%) | 2 (3.17) | 1 (12.5) | 1 (1.8) | |
| Mixed dementia, n (%) | 31 (49.2) | 4 (50%) | 27 (49.1) | |
| MMSE, range 0–30, mean (S.D.) | 19.6 (4.3) | 17.3 (4.7) | 20.0 (4.2) | 0.13 |
| Missing, n (%) | 7(9.5) | 1 (12.5) | 6 (10.9) | |
| FAST Range 1–7, n (%) | 0.99 | |||
| Mild (3–4) | 39 (70.9) | 5 (62.5) | 34 (61.8) | |
| Moderate (5) | 8 (14.5) | 1 (12.5) | 7 (12.7) | |
| Severe (6–7) | 8 (14.5) | 1 (12.5) | 7 (12.7) | |
| Missing, n (%) | 8 (14.5) | 1 (12.5) | 7 (12.7) | |
| ADL | ||||
| P-ADL (range 6–30), mean (S.D.) | 11.0 (3.5) | 12.5 (5.0) | 10.7 (3.5) | 0.22 |
| Missing, n (%) | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| I-ADL (range 8–31), mean (S.D.) | 20.7 (6.0) | 21.8 (6.3) | 20.6 (6.0) | 0.63 |
| Missing, n (%) | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Use of assistive technology, n (%) | 46 (73.0) | 4 (50) | 42 (76.4) | 0.12 |
| NPI total score, range 0–144, mean (S.D.) | 18.2 (17.2) | 22.4(13.0) | 17.6(17.7) | 0.47 |
| Missing, n (%) | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| QoL-AD patient reported, range 13–52, mean (S.D.) | 37.2 (5.4) | 35.3 (5.8) | 37.5 (5.4) | 0.27 |
| Missing | 3 (4.7) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (4.7) | |
| EQ-5-D VAS scale health, range 0–100, mean (S.D.) | 76.2 (18.0) | 70.0 (20.5) | 76.2 (18.0) | 0.37 |
| Missing, n (%) | 2 (3.1) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (3.6) | |
| Caregiver | ||||
| Age, mean (S.D.) | 62.5(12.5) | 64.5 (10.2) | 62.3 (12.9) | 0.64 |
| Female gender, n (%) | 43 (68.3) | 6 (75%) | 37 (67.3) | 0.66 |
| CG kinship | 0.78 | |||
| Spouse, n (%) | 22 (34.9) | 4 (50%) | 18 (32.7) | |
| Child, n (%) | 39 (61.9) | 4 (50%) | 35 (63.6) | |
| Other (friend, formal advocate), n (%) | 2 (3.2) | 0 (0%) | 2 (3.6) | |
| QoL-AD, range 13–52, mean (S.D.) | 40.4 (6.1) | 39.9 (8.5) | 40.5 (5.7) | 0.79 |
| Missing, n (%) | 2 (3.2) | 0 (0) | 2 (3.6) | |
| EQ-5-D VAS scale health, range 0–100, mean (S.D.) | 29.9 (38.1) | 32.9 (45.7) | 29.5 (37.4) | 0.81 |
| RSS, range 0–60, mean (S.D.) | 15.4 (9.8) | 20.4 (5.6) | 14.7 (10.0) | 0.15 |
| GDS, range 0–30, mean (S.D.) | 5.3 (4.9) | 6.5 (5.6) | 5.1 (4.8) | 0.46 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 |
MMS, Mini Mental State Examination; FAST, Functional Assessment Staging Test; ADL, Activity of Daily Living; P-ADL, Personal Activities of Daily Living; I-ADL, Instrumental Activities of Daily Living; NPI, Neuropsychiatric Inventory; QoL-AD, Quality of Life in Alzheimer's disease scale; EQ-5-D VAS, European Quality of Life 5 dimensions visual analog scale; RSS, Relative Stress Scale; GDS, Geriatric Depression Scale; S.D., Standard deviation.
Missing equals zero if not otherwise specified.
*
p-value for difference, t-test for comparison of continuous variables, chi-square for categorical variables.