Table 1.
Participant characteristics and demographics (N = 70)
| Mean (s.d.) or n | ||
|---|---|---|
| Carers | ||
| Age, years | 60.00 (13.19); range 27−87 | |
| Gender (male/female/not disclosed) | 16/53/1 | |
| Ethnicity | White | 65 |
| Black/African/Caribbean | 1 | |
| Mixed multiple | 1 | |
| Other ethnic group | 2 | |
| Not disclosed | 1 | |
| Relationship to person living with dementia | Spouse/partner | 24 |
| Child/child-in-law | 38 | |
| Other | 7 | |
| Not disclosed | 1 | |
| Employment status | Employed | 32 |
| Retired | 35 | |
| Other | 2 | |
| Not disclosed | 1 | |
| English as first language | Yes | 68 |
| No | 1 | |
| Not disclosed | 1 | |
| Persons living with dementia | ||
| Age, years/range | 80.61 (7.76); range 63−100 | |
| Months since diagnosis | 69.04 (47.61) | |
| Type of dementia | Alzheimer's disease | 26 |
| Vascular dementia | 13 | |
| Frontotemporal dementia (behavioural variant) | 8 | |
| Lewy body | 2 | |
| Mixed | 17 | |
| Not disclosed/unknown | 4 | |