Age | 73.9 (SD6.7) | 57.4 (SD11.9) |
Sex (female) | 64.8% | 78.2% |
Marital status | | |
married | 51.5% | 74.3% |
widowed | 32.2% | 5.3% |
other | 16.3% | 20.4% |
Years of schooling | 8.8 (SD3.8) | 13.0 (SD3.9) |
Kinship to the cognitively impaired | | |
spouse | | 35.6% |
child | | 56.3% |
other | | 8.1% |
Legal guardian of the cognitively impaired | | 55.9% |
Has drafted treatment advance directives | 31.3% | |
Has drafted research advance directives | 7.1% | |
Knows a cognitively impaired person | 35.8% | |
General health status | | |
excellent | 15.4% | |
very good | 25.8% | |
good | 40.3% | |
average or poor | 18.5% | |
Previously invited to participate in research | 11.4% | 26.9% |
Previously invited to provide a substituted consent for the cognitively impaired | | 25.6% |