Table 1 Baseline characteristics patients and family caregivers
Patient characteristics | Day care group (N = 181) | Comparison group (N = 76) | All (N = 257) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, mean (SD) | 81.1(6.5) | 82.4 (6.0) | 81.5 (6.4) |
Female gender, n (%) | 110 (60.8) | 58 (76.3) | 168 (65.4) |
Living alone, n (%) | 92 (50.8) | 43 (56.6) | 135 (52.5) |
Education after primary school, n (%) | 87 (48.1) | 25 (32.9) | 112 (43.6) |
Full awareness (REED), n (%) | 62 (34.3) | 22 (28.9) | 84 (32.7) |
MMSE score, mean (SD) | 20.5 (3.5) | 20.3 (3.6) | 20.4 (3.5) |
MADRS score, mean (SD) | 4.7 (4.8) | 5.9 (5.4) | 5.1 (5.0) |
PSMS score, mean (SD) | 9.5 (3.2) | 9.3 (3.1) | 9.5 (3.2) |
IADL score, mean (SD) | 22.6 (5.1) | 20.4 (5.6) | 21.9 (5.3) |
NPI-psychosis sub score, mean (SD) | 0.9 (1.4) | 0.6 (1.2) | 0.8 (1.4) |
NPI-affective sub score, mean (SD) | 2.3 (2.1) | 2.0 (1.9) | 2.2 (2.0) |
NPI-hyperactivity sub score, mean (SD) | 2.0 (2.2) | 1.4 (2.1) | 1.8 (2.2) |
NPI-sleep item score, mean (SD) | 0.5 (0.8) | 0.4 (0.8) | 0.5 (0.8) |
Dementia diagnosis, n (%) | |||
• Alzheimer’s disease (AD) | 140 (77.3) | 62 (81.6) | 202 (78.6) |
• Vascular dementia (VD) | 20 (11.0) | 2 (2.6) | 22 (8.6) |
• Mixed AD/VD | 8 (4.4) | 6 (7.9) | 14 (5.4) |
• Lewy body dementia/Parkinson’s disease with dementia | 11 (6.1) | 2 (2.6) | 13 (5.1) |
• Frontotemporal dementia | 2 (1.1) | 0 | 2 (0.8) |
• Other dementias | 0 | 4 (5.2) | 4 (1.6) |
Severity of dementia CDR, n (%) | |||
• CDR 0.5 – possible dementia | 22 (12.2) | 20 (26.3) | 42 (16.3) |
• CDR 1 – mild dementia | 117 (64.6) | 48 (63.2) | 165 (64.2) |
• CDR 2 – moderate dementia | 41 (22.7) | 8 (10.5) | 49 (19.1) |
• CDR 3 – severe dementia | 1 (0.6) | 0 | 1 (0.4) |
Family caregiver characteristics | |||
Age, mean (SD) | 62.4 (13.5) | 61.1 (12.2) | 62.0 (13.1) |
Female gender, n (%) | 125 (69.1) | 52 (68.4) | 177 (68.9) |
Live together with the patient, n (%) | 76 (42.0) | 18 (23.7) | 94 (36.6) |
Relationship to the patient | |||
• Spouse | 69 (38.1) | 18 (23.7) | 87 (33.8) |
• Child/Child-in-law | 106 (58.6) | 54 (71.1) | 160 (62.3) |
• Other | 6 (3.3) | 4 (5.3) | 9 (3.5) |
MADRS score, mean (SD) | 3.6 (4.3) | 3.7 (4.9) | 3.7 (4.5) |
RSS score, mean (SD) | 19.1 (11.1) | 14.1 (4.9) | 17.7 (11.0) |