Table 1 Descriptive statistics for baseline variables used in the analysis of veteran outcomes
From: A controlled trial of Partners in Dementia Care: veteran outcomes after six and twelve months
Total (Number = 333) | PDC group (number = 202) | Usual care group (number = 131) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% or mean | St. dev. | % or mean | St. dev. | % or mean | St. dev. | t | |
Intervention group | 60.7% | – | – | – | – | – | |
Veteran outcomes | |||||||
Unmet needs (0 to 24, low to high) | 6.24 | 6.56 | 6.88 | 6.90 | 5.23 | 5.88 | −2.27* |
Embarrassment (0 to 3, low to high) | 1.02 | 1.15 | 1.04 | 1.20 | 0.98 | 1.09 | −0.41 |
Isolation (0 to 4, low to high) | 1.36 | 1.45 | 1.43 | 1.49 | 1.25 | 1.37 | −1.11 |
Dyadic relationship strain (0 to 4, low to high) | 0.43 | 0.94 | 0.44 | 0.99 | 0.41 | 0.87 | −0.24 |
Depression (0 to 11, low to high) | 2.54 | 2.38 | 2.63 | 2.47 | 2.40 | 2.25 | −0.85 |
Veteran impairment | |||||||
Personal care dependencies (0 to 12, low to high) | 1.91 | 2.49 | 2.04 | 2.54 | 1.71 | 2.41 | −1.43 |
Cognitive impairment (0 to 28, low to high) | 11.24 | 5.94 | 11.54 | 6.28 | 10.77 | 5.37 | −2.76** |
Background characteristics | |||||||
Age | 79.35 | 7.91 | 78.72 | 8.64 | 80.32 | 6.54 | 1.99* |
Spouse caregiver | 69.1% | – | 64.9% | – | 75.6% | – | 3.23** |
Northeast region | 41.4% | – | 36.1% | – | 49.6% | – | 2.32* |
White | 84.8% | – | 77.8% | – | 95.4% | – | 5.06** |