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Table 1 Sample characteristics (n = 200)

From: Does being a retired or employed caregiver affect the association between behaviours in Alzheimer’s disease and caregivers’ health-related quality-of-life?

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%)

  1. aMedian (25th–75th percentile)
  2. bn (%)
  3. cCompleted all or some of the specified level of education
  4. dPerson with Alzheimer’s disease