Table 2 Characteristics of Patient and Caregiver Participants
From: Care challenges of home health patients living with dementia: a pathway forward with palliative care
Characteristic | Mean (range) | N (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Patient Age | 74 (66–81) | ||
Patient Gender | |||
Male | 3 (75.0%) | ||
Female | 1 (25.0%) | ||
Patient Race | |||
White | 3 (75.0%) | ||
Black | 1 (25.0%) | ||
Caregiver Age | 58 (46–82) | ||
Caregiver Gender | |||
Female | 10 (100%) | ||
Caregiver Race/Ethnicity | |||
White | 6 (60%) | ||
Asian | 1 (10%) | ||
Black | 1 (10%) | ||
Hispanic | 1 (10%) | ||
Multiracial | 1 (10%) | ||
Length of Caregiving | |||
< 5 years | 5 (50%) | ||
5–10 years | 2 (20%) | ||
10–20 years | 2 (20%) | ||
20 + years | 1 (10%) | ||
Caregiver Relationship to Patient | |||
Child | 8 (80%) | ||
Spouse | 1 (10%) | ||
Friend | 1 (10%) | ||