Table 1 Participant characteristics
From: A qualitative study of informal caregiver perceptions of the benefits of an early dementia diagnosis
Characteristic | N = 12 |
|---|---|
Gender (%) | Â |
Female | 9 (75) |
Male | 3 (25) |
Mean Age (SD) | 61 (12.5) |
Marital Status (%) | Â |
Married or Cohabitating | 9 (75) |
Divorced, Widowed or Currently Single | 3 (25) |
Current caregiver (%) | Â |
Yes | 10 (83) |
No | 2 (17) |
Relationship to person with dementia (%) | Â |
Spouse | 4 (33) |
Child of one parent with dementia | 4 (33) |
Caregiver to multiple people with dementia | 4 (33) |
Type of diagnosis (%) | Â |
Mild cognitive impairment | 2 (17) |
Dementia | 10 (83) |
Early diagnosis (%) | Â |
Yes | 4 (33.3) |
No | 8 (66.7) |