TABLE 1.
Sample characteristics (N = 25)
| Variable | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Patient characteristics | |
| Gender | |
| Male | 7 (28) |
| Female | 18 (72) |
| Age, mean years (SD) | 83.2 (7.6) |
| Race | |
| White | 19 (76) |
| African American | 6 (24) |
| Marital Status | |
| Married | 9 (36) |
| Single | 7 (28) |
| Divorced | 3 (12) |
| Widowed | 6 (24) |
| Living environment | |
| Community | 13 (52) |
| Assisted living gacility | 6 (24) |
| Skilled nursing gacility | 6 (24) |
| ED chief complaint category | |
| Cardiopulmonary | 1 (4) |
| Musculoskeletal | 12 (48) |
| Gastrointestinal | 3 (12) |
| Neurologic | 4 (16) |
| Other | 5 (20) |
| Electronic medical record documentation of dementia | 12 (48) |
| Care partner characteristics | |
| Designations (not mutually exclusive) | |
| Legally authorized representative | 17 (68) |
| Surrogate decision‐maker | 19 (76) |
| Health care proxy | 19 (76) |
| Relation to the patient | |
| Grandchild | 1 (4) |
| Child | 16 (64) |
| Spouse | 4 (16) |
| Friend | 3 (12) |
| Sibling | 1 (4) |
| Hours caring per day | |
| 1‐4 | 10 |
| 5‐8 | 1 |
| 8‐12 | 0 |
| 13‐23 | 3 |
| 24 | 8 |
| Not reported | 3 |
| Meets NASEM caregiver definition | 25 (100) |
| Age, mean years (SD) | 56.7 (13.2) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 5 (20) |
| Female | 20 (80) |
| Race | |
| White | 19 (76) |
| African American | 6 (24) |
| Education | |
| High school | 6 (24) |
| Some college | 3 (12) |
| Completed college | 6 (24) |
| Professional | 9 (36) |
| Not reported | 1 (4) |
| Care partner‐completed AD8, mean (SD) | 6.7 (1.7) |