Table 1 Descriptive analysis of the study sample
n* | Variable | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 555 | years | m (SD) | 79,7 (8.4) |
Gender | 557 | female | % | 325 (58.3) |
Social Status | 409 | lower class | % | 248 (60.6) |
middle class | % | 121 (29.6) | ||
higher class | % | 40 (9.8) | ||
Formal Diagnosis of Dementia | 551 | yes | % | 503 (91.3) |
Type of Dementia | 476 | |||
Alzheimer Dementia | 211 | yes | % | 44.3 |
Vascular Dementia | 92 | yes | % | 19.3 |
Unspecific | 155 | yes | % | 32.6 |
Others | 18 | yes | % | 3.8 |
Antidementia Treatment | 541 | yes | % | 283 (52.3) |
Combination Therapy | 283 | yes | % | 19 (6.7) |
Region | 553 | rural | % | 100 (18.1) |
Living Situation | 558 | alone in own household | % | 119 (21.3) |
Functional Status | 511 | IADL score | median (range) | 2 (0–8) |
Depression | 491 | GDS | median (range) | 4 (0–15) |
Comorbidities | 521 | number of morbidity’s | mean (SD) | 3.9 (2.1) |
Consultation Specialists | 532 | treated by neurologist/psychiatrists | % | 395 (74.2) |
533 | visits during the last 6 months | mean (SD) | 2.3 (1.5) | |
Consultation PCP | 550 | treated by primary care physicians (PCP) | % | 513 (93.3) |
530 | visits during the last 6 months | mean (SD) | 3.9 (2.5) |