Table 1.
Descriptive Characteristics of Care Partners in the CARE IDEAS Study
| Characteristic | Qualitative subsample (n = 196) | Quantitative analytical sample (N = 1,761) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | M (SD) | n | % | M (SD) | |
| Age | ||||||
| Below 65 | 30 | 15.3 | 339 | 19.2 | ||
| 65–74 | 93 | 47.4 | 829 | 47.1 | ||
| 75–84 | 66 | 33.7 | 542 | 30.8 | ||
| 85 and older | NRa | 51 | 2.9 | |||
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 62 | 31.6 | 568 | 32.3 | ||
| Female | 134 | 68.4 | 1193 | 67.7 | ||
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| White, non-Hispanic | 186 | 94.9 | 1,655 | 94.0 | ||
| Marital status | ||||||
| Married/domestic partner | 186 | 94.9 | 1,670 | 94.8 | ||
| Education | ||||||
| High school or less | 29 | 14.8 | 25 | 14.4 | ||
| Some college | 55 | 28.1 | 491 | 27.9 | ||
| College degree | 44 | 22.5 | 481 | 27.3 | ||
| Graduate degree | 68 | 34.7 | 536 | 30.4 | ||
| Everyday cognitive function 0–4 | 2.3 (0.7) | 2.2 (0.7) | ||||
| Diagnostic category of person with cognitive impairment | ||||||
| Mild cognitive impairment | 149 | 76.0 | 1,292 | 73.4 | ||
| Dementia | 47 | 24.0 | 469 | 26.6 | ||
| Scan results of person with cognitive impairmentb | ||||||
| Positive: elevated amyloid | 131 | 66.8 | 1,209 | 68.7 | ||
| Negative: not-elevated amyloid | 64 | 32.7 | 552 | 31.4 |
Notes: Percentages may not add to 100% due to missing values. CARE IDEAS Study = Caregivers’ Reactions and Experience, a supplemental study of the Imaging Dementia Evidence for Amyloid Scanning study; SD = standard deviation.
aNot reported because of small cell numbers.
bOne or more scans were inconclusive.