Characteristic | Retired (n = 140) | Employed (n = 60) | p value |
---|---|---|---|
Age (years)a | 74 (68–80) | 56 (51–62) n = 1 missing | < 0.0001 |
Dementia Behaviour Disturbance Scale scorea | 16 (10–23) | 19 (10–27) | 0.35 |
Health utility scorea | 0.80 (0.73–1.0) | 0.84 (0.83–1.0) | 0.02 |
Hours per day spent caring for PwADa | 2 (1–5) | 2 (1–5) | 0.74 |
Sexb | 0.20 | ||
Male | 53 (38%) | 17 (28%) | |
Female | 87 (62%) | 43 (72%) | |
Educationb,c | 0.03 | ||
High school or less | 52 (37%) | 13 (22%) | |
Technical/community college | 24 (17%) | 19 (32%) | |
Bachelor degree | 49 (35%) | 18 (30%) | |
Graduate degree | 15 (11%) | 10 (17%) | |
Employment statusb | – | ||
Full time | 0 (0%) | 37 (62%) | |
Part time | 0 (0%) | 23 (38%) | |
Had to give up paid employment or reduce working hours to care for PwADb,d | < 0.0001 | ||
Yes | 7 (5%) | 30 (50%) | |
No | 133 (95%) | 30 (50%) | |
Annual household incomeb | 0.002 | ||
< $20,000 | 5 (4%) | 0 (0%) | |
$20,000 to less than $40,000 | 40 (29%) | 11 (18%) | |
$40,000 to less than $60,000 | 34 (24%) | 8 (13%) | |
$60,000 to less than $80,000 | 24 (17%) | 8 (13%) | |
$80,000 or more | 27 (19%) | 28 (47%) | |
Missing | 10 (7%) | 5 (8%) | |
PwAD disease severityb | 0.33 | ||
Mild | 115 (82%) | 45 (75%) | |
Moderate | 25 (18%) | 15 (25%) | |
Caregiver relationship to PwADb | < 0.0001 | ||
Spouse | 120 (86%) | 18 (30%) | |
Child | 8 (6%) | 31 (52%) | |
Other relative | 8 (6%) | 11 (18%) | |
Friend | 3 (2%) | 0 (0%) | |
Missing | 1 (< 1%) | 0 (0%) | |
Length of time caregiving (year)b | 0.59 | ||
< 1 | 27 (19%) | 14 (23%) | |
1–2 | 52 (37%) | 26 (43%) | |
3–4 | 25 (18%) | 10 (17%) | |
> 4 | 36 (26%) | 10 (17%) | |
Caregiving perceived as demandingb | 0.52 | ||
Very demanding | 26 (19%) | 9 (15%) | |
Somewhat demanding | 81 (58%) | 39 (65%) | |
Not at all demanding | 31 (22%) | 11 (18%) | |
Missing | 2 (1%) | 1 (2%) | |
Caregiving perceived as rewardingb | 0.32 | ||
Very rewarding | 33 (24%) | 17 (28%) | |
Somewhat rewarding | 70 (50%) | 32 (53%) | |
Not at all rewarding | 26 (19%) | 5 (8%) | |
Missing | 11 (8%) | 6 (10%) | |
PwAD living arrangementsb | < 0.0001 | ||
Lives with caregiver | 123 (88%) | 28 (47%) | |
Lives with someone else | 3 (2%) | 10 (17%) | |
Lives alone | 5 (4%) | 14 (23%) | |
Lives in an institution | 8 (6%) | 8 (13%) | |
Missing | 1 (< 1%) | 0 (0%) |