Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of caregivers of cognitively-impaired frail older adults (N=339).
| Characteristics | Control (n=167) | Intervention (n=172) | |||
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 64.2 (11.9) | 68.6 (11.2) | |||
| Sex (female), n (%) | 122 (73.1) | 117 (68.0) | |||
| Education level, n (%) | |||||
| Primary school | 19 (11.4) | 24 (14.0) | |||
| Secondary school | 63 (37.7) | 69 (40.1) | |||
| Postsecondary | 85 (50.9) | 79 (45.9) | |||
| Marital status, n (%) | |||||
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Married/common-law partner | 129 (77.2) | 132 (76.7) | ||
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Widowed | 7 (4.2) | 9 (5.2) | ||
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Separated/divorced | 16 (9.6) | 18 (10.5) | ||
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Single | 15 (9.0) | 13 (7.6) | ||
| Household income (CAD $)a, n (%) | |||||
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Less than 30,000 | 37 (22.2) | 43 (25.0) | ||
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30,000-59,999 | 54 (32.3) | 50 (29.1) | ||
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60,000 or more | 51 (30.5) | 46 (26.7) | ||
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I prefer not to answer/I do not know | 25 (15.0) | 33 (19.2) | ||
| Caregivers’ employment status, n (%) | |||||
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Retired | 94 (56.3) | 114 (66.3) | ||
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Employed | 56 (33.5) | 39 (22.7) | ||
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At home (eg, unemployed/job seeker) | 17 (10.2) | 17 (9.9) | ||
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Missing | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.1) | ||
| Caregivers’ relationship to frail older adult, n (%) | |||||
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Child | 94 (56.3) | 75 (43.6) | ||
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Wife/husband or common-law partner | 59 (35.3) | 78 (45.3) | ||
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Other (eg, family member or friend) | 14 (8.4) | 19 (11.1) | ||
aA currency exchange rate of CAD $1=US $0.76 is applicable.