Standardized Mini Mental State Exam (SMMSE)
scores ranged from 10/30 to 26/30, averaging 15.8 (n = 5;
four scores were not obtained due to participants’ relocation,
refusal, or confusion). All PWD and their families were white
and of Anglo-Saxon descent. Of the 25 family members who
were spouses (n = 5, 3 of whom were male), the average
age was 78.8 years. Among the adult children (n = 20, 15 of
whom were female), the average age was 50.1 years. All but
three adult children worked full time.