Table 2 Characteristics of PWD and the care situation at baseline and correlations with depressiveness
t0 | r (p) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | n (%) / M (SD) | Depressiveness t0 | Depressiveness t12 | Depressiveness t12-t0 | |
PWD | |||||
Age c | 166 | 78.8 (8.8) | −.11 (.151) | −.02 (.838) | .10 (.221) |
Female c | 166 | 91 (54.8%) | .07 (.392) | .22 (.004) | .18 (.023) |
Cognition (MMSE) a,c | 147 | 17.9 (5.9) | .07 (.408) | .09 (.309) | .03 (.756) |
∆ Cognition (MMSE) a,b | 118 | −1.9 (5.4) | −.07 (.483) | .18 (.049) | .28 (.002) |
Comorbidities (Charlson Comorbidity Index) a | 148 | 1.9 (2.1) | −.26 (.001) | −.10 (.213) | .15 (.071) |
∆ Comorbidities (Charlson Comorbidity Index) a | 137 | −0.4 (1.7) | .05 (.589) | −.03 (.744) | −.08 (.374) |
Care situation | |||||
Behavioral and psychological symptoms (NPI) a | 161 | 23.4 (20.8) | −.37 (< .001) | −.31 (< .001) | .04 (.610) |
∆ Behavioral and psychological symptoms (NPI) a | 146 | −2.8 (17.9) | .09 (.296) | .10 (.249) | .02 (.793) |
Average care time in hours per day (RUD) | |||||
Help with ADL a | 152 | 1.1 (1.6) | −.14 (.102) | −.10 (.233) | .03 (.775) |
∆ Help with ADL a | 138 | 0.1 (1.3) | .01 (.893) | −.10 (.221) | −.13 (.128) |
Help with iADL a | 152 | 2.1 (2.1) | −.08 (.330) | −.08 (.361) | −.00 (.966) |
∆ Help with iADL a | 136 | 0.0 (2.0) | −.01 (.907) | −.04 (.666) | −.03 (.703) |
Supervision a,c | 149 | 3.3 (5.0) | −.29 (.001) | −.34 (< .001) | −.09 (.285) |
∆ Supervision a,b | 134 | 0.5 (4.1) | .11 (.190) | −.08 (.382) | −.20 (.024) |