Table 2.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of caregivers and older adults (N = 174)
| Subgroups | Variables | Median (IQR) | N (%) | NA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caregivers | |||||
| Age (years) | 59 (55–71) | – | 1 | ||
| ≤ 65 | – | 119 (69%) | |||
| > 65 | – | 54 (31%) | |||
| Gender | Female | – | 124 (71%) | 0 | |
| Male | – | 50 (29%) | |||
| Relationship to care recipient | Spouse | – | 52 (30%) | 1 | |
| Son/daughter | – | 112 (65%) | |||
| Other | – | 9 (5%) | |||
| Cohabitation with care recipient | Yes | – | 77 (44%) | 2 | |
| No | – | 96 (56%) | |||
| Caregiving hours per week | 30 (12–168) | – | 10 | ||
| Years of schooling | 13 (8–14) | – | 3 | ||
| NVS | Score | 4 (2–6) | – | 3 | |
| High likelihood of limited HL | – | 36 (20%) | |||
| Possibility of limited HL | – | 44 (25%) | |||
| Adequate HL | – | 97 (55%) | |||
| S-TOFHLA | Score | 96 (89–100) | – | 20 | |
| Inadequate HL | – | 13 (8%) | |||
| Adequate or marginal HL | – | 145 (92%) | |||
| Mini-Cog | Score | 5 (3–5) | – | 2 | |
| Positive | – | 15 (9%) | |||
| Negative | – | 157 (91%) | |||
| Older adults | Age (years) | 85 (79–88) | – | 0 | |
| Gender | Female | – | 126 (72%) | 0 | |
| Male | – | 48 (28%) | |||
| Number of falls | 0 | – | 117 (68%) | 3 | |
| ≥ 1 | – | 54 (31%) | |||
| MMSEc score | 16.4 (10.4–20.0) | – | 4 | ||
| NPI score | 11 (6–18) | – | 2 | ||
| GDS | Score | 5 (4–6) | – | 1 | |
| Stage 4 | – | 72 (41.6%) | |||
| Stage 5 | – | 46 (26.6%) | |||
| Stage 6 | – | 49 (28.3%) | |||
| Stage 7 | – | 6 (3.5%) | |||
| Functional state | ADL | 3 (2–5) | – | 0 | |
| IADL | 1 (0–3) | – | 2 | ||
MMSEc mini mental state examination corrected according to age and education, NVS newest vital sign, S-TOFHLA short form of the test of functional health literacy in adults, NPI neuro-psychiatrics inventory, GDS global deterioration Scale, ADL activities of daily living, IADL instrumental activities of daily living, NA not available