Table 1 Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of participants and demographic characteristics of carers, by follow-up group
PARTICIPANTS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | Minimal group (n = 88) | Intensive group (n = 88) | Total sample (n = 176) |
Mean age* | 79.2 (6.8) | 79.7 (8.4) | 79.5 (7.6) |
Females, Males††| 55, 33 (62.5%) | 52, 36 (59.1%) | 107, 69 (60.8%) |
Ethnicity††| White: 83 (94.3%) Mixed: 1 (1.1%) Indian: 2 (2.3%) Black: 2 (2.3%) | White: 84 (95.5%) Indian: 1 (1.1%) Black: 3 (3.4%) | White: 167 (94.9%) Mixed: 1 (0.6%) Asian or Asian British: 3 (1.7%) Black or Black British: 3 (3.4%) |
Median years of education†| 10.0 (9.0, 14.0) | 10.0 (9.0, 13.1) | 10.0 (9.0, 13.3) |
Number with Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia diagnosis††| 71, 17 (80.7%) | 77, 11 (87.5%) | 148, 28 (84.1%) |
Evidence of vascular pathology††| 40 (45.5%) | 46 (52.3%) | 86 (48.9%) |
Median MMSE score†| 22.0 (15.0, 26.0) | 23.0 (13.9, 26.0) | 22.0 (15.0, 26.0) |
Mean ADAS-Cog score* | 23.2 (10.2) | 22.3 (8.9) | 22.7 (9.6) |
Median carer-reported duration of dementia in years†| 3.0 (1.0, 8.1) | 3.0 (1.3, 8.0) | 3.0 (1.0, 8.0) |
AChI use††| 28 (31.8%) | 30 (34.1%) | 58 (33.0%) |
CARERS§ | |||
Characteristic | Minimal group (n = 88) | Intensive group (n = 88) | Total sample (n = 176) |
Mean age* | 63.1 (14.4) | 65.2 (12.9) | 64.1 (13.7) |
Females, Males††| 77, 11 (87.5%) | 75, 13 (85.2%) | 152, 24 (86.4%) |
Number who are the partner of the participant††| 45 (51.1%) | 48 (54.5%) | 93 (52.8%) |
Number who live-in††| 56 (63.6%) | 59 (67.0%) | 115 (65.3%) |
Number who are the informal (unpaid) carer††| 83 (94.3%) | 86 (97.7%) | 169 (96.0%) |