Patients (n = 390) | Informal caregivers (n = 357) | |
---|---|---|
Age [m (s)] | 80.3 (6.8) | 59.4 (13.4) |
Sex (% female) | 68.2 | 73.3 |
Relationship (%) | ||
• Marital partner | 32.2 | |
• Children/Children-in-law | 59.1 | |
• Other | 8.7 | |
Employed (%) | - | 35.5 |
Shared living quarters (%) | 68.6 | 68.6 |
Residence urban (> 100000 residents) (%) | 24.4 | |
Residence rural (< 100000 residents) (%) | 75.6 | |
MMSE [m (s)] | 18.7 (3.8) | - |
Mild dementia (18 - 24 points) (%) | 65.1 | |
Moderate dementia (10 - 17 points) (%) | 34.9 | |
Care level§ (%): | ||
• none | 57.4 | |
• 1 | 21.8 | |
• 2 | 18.0 | |
• 3 | 2.8 | |
Type of dementia (%) | ||
• Alzheimer Type | 37.2 | |
• Vascular Dementia | 27.4 | |
• Mixed form | 5.1 | |
• not more precisely listed | 30.3 | |
Barthel-Index [m (s)] | 72.9 (26.5) |