TABLE 1.
Characteristics of Caregivers of Patients With Brain Metastases (N = 56)
| Characteristic | n |
|---|---|
| Current health | |
| Same | 45 |
| Worse | 8 |
| Better | 3 |
| Education | |
| Grade school | 1 |
| High school | 1 |
| Some college | 18 |
| College graduate | 19 |
| Graduate degree | 16 |
| No response | 1 |
| Ethnicity | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 24 |
| Other | 1 |
| No response | 22 |
| Income ($) | |
| Less than 20,000 | 6 |
| 20,001–40,000 | 5 |
| 40,001–75,000 | 10 |
| Greater than 75,001 | 30 |
| No response | 5 |
| Length of time caring for patient | |
| Less than 6 months | 14 |
| 7–12 months | 7 |
| 13–23 months | 10 |
| Greater than 24 months | 24 |
| No response | 1 |
| Marital status | |
| With spouse or partner | 48 |
| Without spouse or partner | 6 |
| No response | 2 |
| Race | |
| Asian | 9 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| White | 40 |
| No response | 5 |
| Relationship | |
| Spouse or significant other | 38 |
| Son or daughter | 9 |
| Parent | 3 |
| Brother or sister | 2 |
| Son-in-law or daughter-in-law | 1 |
| No response | 3 |
| Religion | |
| Christian | 37 |
| Unaffiliated | 12 |
| Other | 5 |
| No response | 2 |
| Self-assessment of health | |
| Excellent | 19 |
| Good | 29 |
| Fair | 7 |
| Poor | 1 |