Research Article
UnderstAID, an ICT Platform to Help Informal Caregivers of People with Dementia: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Study
Table 1
Characteristics of the study sample.
| | | Total
(%) | Control group
(%) | Experimental group
(%) |
| | | 61 (100.0) | 31 (50.8) | 30 (49.2) | | Gender | | | | | Male | 22 (36.1) | 13 (41.9) | 9 (30.0) | | Female | 39 (63.9) | 18 (58.1) | 21 (70.0) | | Occupation | | | | | Physical labour | 13 (21.3) | 7 (22.6) | 6 (20.0) | | Intellectual labour | 25 (41.0) | 15 (48.4) | 10 (33.3) | | Unemployed | 5 (8.2) | 4 (12.9) | 1 (3.3) | | Retired | 18 (29.5) | 5 (16.1) | 13 (43.4) | | Professional career | | | | | Loss of professional career (yes) | 9 (14.8) | 4 (12.9) | 5 (16.7) | | Change in working shift (yes) | 23 (37.7) | 13 (41.9) | 10 (33.3) | | Hours of caring/week | | | | | <20 | 35 (57.4) | 18 (58.1) | 17 (56.7) | | ≥20 | 26 (42.6) | 13 (41.9) | 13 (43.3) | | Support | | | | | Yes | 59 (96.7) | 31 (100.0) | 28 (93.3) | | Kind of support (yes) | | | | | General practitioner | 24 (39.3) | 12 (38.7) | 12 (40.0) | | Dementia supervisor | 8 (13.1) | 1 (3.2) | 7 | | Relatives/friends | 27 (44.3) | 11 (35.5) | 16 (53.3) | | Home services | 7 (11.5) | 3 (9.7) | 4 (13.3) | | Telecare | 1 (1.6) | 1 (3.2) | 0 (0.0) | | Day-care center | 27 (44.3) | 13 (41.9) | 14 (46.7) | | Respite care | 19 (31.1) | 14 (45.2) | 5 | | Self-help groups | 1 (1.6) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (3.3) | | Local parish | 3 (4.9) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (10.0) | | Feelings of institutionalization | | | | | Never | 22 (36.1) | 7 (22.6) | 15 (50.0) | | Sometimes | 23 (37.7) | 9 (29.0) | 14 (46.7) | | Frequently | 16 (26.2) | 15 (48.4) | 1 (3.3) | | GDS stage of the relative with dementia | | | | | GDS4 | 19 (31.1) | 7 (22.6) | 12 (40.0) | | GDS5 | 22 (36.1) | 10 (32.3) | 12 (40.0) | | GDS6 | 16 (26.2) | 11 (35.5) | 5 (16.7) | | GDS7 | 4 (6.6) | 3 (9.7) | 1 (3.3) | | Self-perceived health | | | | | Very good | 6 (9.8) | 1 (3.2) | 5 (16.7) | | Good | 25 (41.0) | 16 (51.6) | 9 (30.0) | | Fair | 29 (47.5) | 13 (41.9) | 16 (53.3) | | Poor | 1 (1.6) | 1 (3.2) | 0 (0.0) | | Visits to general practitioner | | | | | 0 | 35 (57.4) | 16 (51.6) | 19 (63.3) | | 1 | 17 (27.9) | 10 (32.3) | 7 (23.3) | | 2 | 6 (9.8) | 3 (9.7) | 3 (10.0) | | 3 | 3 (4.9) | 2 (6.5) | 1 (3.3) | | Zarit Burden Interview (mean ± SD) | 44.92 ± 11.00 | 47.55 ± 10.02 | 42.20 ± 11.46 |
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GDS: Global Deterioration Scale.
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