Table 2. Demographic details of interview participants with dementia and family caregivers of people with dementia.
PseudonymRelationshipAge, yearsPrevious occupationDiagnosis (date)c,dCognitive test score (test, date)c,dCurrent pain conditionsc,dPain nowe Pain in previous 4 weekse
Patriciaa Wife82OTAD (2014)18/30 (MMSE, 2016)Spinal injuryModerateModerate
RobertHusband82AviationCaregiverUnable to judgeUnable to judge
Jamesa Husband74PurchaserAD (2016)87/100 (ACE-R, 2016)Neck painNoneNone
MaryWife74PACaregiverNoneNone
Barbarab Wife67TeacherPCANeuralgia, osteoporosis
JohnHusband67ElectricianCaregiverSevereModerate
Williama Husband78LecturerAD (2012)24/30 (MMSE, 2014)Osteoarthritis (knees)MildMild
CarolWife74Probation officerCaregiverNoneMild
Richarda Father83Tile makingMixed (2015)UnknownOsteoarthritis (back)ModerateModerate
DavidSon52Cateringf CaregiverNoneMild
Marka Husband73Probation officerAD (2014)81/100 (ACE-R, 2014)Tooth painNoneNone
BrendaWife68NurseCaregiverNoneMild
Stevena Husband57PostmanMixed/FTD (2017)Mild (MMSE, 2017)Back painNoneMild
MichelleWife53CaregiverNoneMild
Lindaa Wife77AdministrativeFTD (2017)25/30 (MMSE, 2017)Osteoarthritis, goutMildUnanswered
CharlesHusband77OptometristCaregiverModerateModerate
Grega Husband64RAFMixed/FTD (2017)48/100 (ACE-R)Frozen shoulder, tennis elbow, spondylitis, osteoarthritis (hips)ModerateModerate
DeniseWife66Shop assistantCaregiverModerateModerate
  • aPerson with dementia. bPerson with dementia did not participate in the interview. cInformation obtained from Join Dementia Research records. dInformation obtained during the interview (from person with dementia or caregiver). eThe pain experienced by the person with dementia using the Revised Iowa Pain Thermometer. fCurrently employed. ACE-R = The Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination Revised. AD = Alzheimer’s disease. FTD = frontotemporal dementia. MMSE = Mini-Mental State Examination Score. OT = occupational therapist. PA = personal assistant. PCA = posterior cortical atrophy. RAF = Royal Air Force.