Research Article
Enhancing Resourcefulness to Improve Outcomes in Family Caregivers and Persons with Alzheimer’s Disease: A Pilot Randomized Trial
Table 1
Demographic and clinical baseline variables by group.
| | Variables | Intervention group ( = 50) | Usual-care group ( = 52) | value |
| | Family caregivers | | Mean age (SD) | 61.91 (11.91) | 58.46 (11.99) | .15 | | Race | | | | | White | 24 (48%) | 20 (38%) | .31 | | African American | 26 (52%) | 32 (62%) | | Household income (yearly) | | | | | <$14,000 | 5 (13%) | 5 (10%) | .39 | | $15,000–24,999 | 1 (3%) | 11 (24%) | | $25,000–44,999 | 16 (34%) | 14 (29%) | | ≥$50,000 | 16 (34%) | 19 (37%) | | Education* | | | | | Below high school | 1 (2%) | 4 (8%) | .37 | | High school | 8 (12%) | 17 (34%) | | Some college | 16 (37%) | 13 (26%) | | Completed college | 9 (21%) | 10 (20%) | | Completed graduate education | 7 (16%) | 4 (8%) | | Marital status* | | | | | Married | 29 (63%) | 25 (48%) | .11 | | Widowed | 2 (4%) | 11 (21%) | | Divorced | 5 (11%) | 8 (15%) | | Separated | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) |
| | Relationship to care recipient | | Spouse | 16 (31%) | 8 (15%) | .09 | | Nonspouse | 34 (69%) | 44 (85%) |
| | Care recipients | | Mean age | 78.64 (9.37) | 81 (8.64) | .18 | | Sex | | | | | Male | 22 (44%) | 21 (40%) | .85 | | Female | 28 (56%) | 31 (60%) | | Race | | | | | White | 24 (48%) | 21 (40%) | .42 | | African American | 26 (52%) | 31 (60%) | .62 | | Number of care recipient illnesses (mean) | 2.8 (1.39) | 2.93 (1.01) | .61 | | Number of caregiver illnesses (mean) | 1.4 (1.4) | 1.3 (1.2) | .11 | | Total hours/week on caregiving | 17.31 (14.72) | 26.15 (12.5) | .09 |
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