Table 1.
Summary of Hospice Family Caregiver Demographics and Hospice Context
| Hospice Family Caregivers N=525 | |
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| Distance Caregiver Lives From Hospice Care-Recipient | |
| Co-reside | 291 (56%) |
| Less than 1 hour away | 199 (38%) |
| More than 1 hour away | 28 (5%) |
| Caregiver Sex | |
| Female | 355 (78%) |
| Male | 98 (22%) |
| Caregiver Age (years) | |
| Mean (SD) | 57.9 (12.1) |
| Median [Min, Max] | 59.0 [22.0, 94.0] |
| Caregiver Race | |
| White | 339 (76%) |
| Black or African American | 90 (20%) |
| Other | 18 (4%) |
| Caregiver Marital Status | |
| Married or Partnered | 343 (66%) |
| Single, Never Partnered | 83 (16%) |
| Divorced or Separated | 50 (10%) |
| Widowed | 43 (8%) |
| Other | 3 (1%) |
| Caregiver Education | |
| High school or less | 112 (21%) |
| Some college | 165 (32%) |
| College undergraduate degree or higher | 245 (47%) |
| Other | 1 (0%) |
| Caregiver Employment Status | |
| Not working | 233 (45%) |
| Working | 286 (55%) |
| Caregiver Self-Reported Physical Health | |
| Mean (SD) | 6.63 (2.20) |
| Median [Min, Max] | 7.00 [0, 10.0] |
| Care-recipient Days on Hospice | |
| Mean (SD) | 21.6 (12.0) |
| Median [Min, Max] | 18.0 [0, 79.0] |
| Care-recipient Residence | |
| Private residence | 426 (81%) |
| Nursing home | 68 (13%) |
| Other | 30 (6%) |
| Caregiver Score on Caregiver-Centered Communication Questionnaire (CCCQ) | |
| Mean (SD) | 119 (23.3) |
| Median [Min, Max] | 119 [30.0, 150] |