Table 2.
Caregiver and Care-Recipient Characteristics by Treatment Group
| Caregivers (n = 173) |
Care recipients (n = 173) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample characteristic (N = 346) | Dual treatment (n = 57) | Caregiver only (n = 56) | Control (n = 60) | Dual treatment (n = 57) | Caregiver only (n = 56) | Control (n = 60) |
| Age | ||||||
| M (SD) | 50.7 (14.3) | 53.7 (14.3) | 53.4 (15.8) | 53.4 (12.7) | 57.7 (12.5) | 54.4 (13.2) |
| Mdn (IQR) | 52 (41.5–61.5) | 52 (42–67.7) | 52 (43.2–61.2) | 52 (42.5–59.5) | 57.5 (47–70.2) | 53 (43.6) |
| Gender (N, %) | ||||||
| Women | 48 (84.2) | 42 (75) | 41 (68.3) | 16 (28.1) | 18 (32.1) | 27 (45.0) |
| Men | 9 (15.8) | 14 (25) | 19 (31.7) | 41 (71.9) | 38 (67.9) | 33 (55.0) |
| Education | ||||||
| Less than high school | 3 (5.3) | 2 (3.6) | 0 (0) | 3 (5.3) | 2 (3.6) | 4 (6.7) |
| High school | 13 (22.8) | 17 (30.4) | 20 (33.3) | 15 (26.3) | 10 (17.9) | 12 (20.0) |
| More than high school | 41 (71.9) | 37 (66.1) | 40 (66.7) | 39 (68.4) | 44 (78.6) | 44 (73.3) |
| Employment | ||||||
| Employed | 32 (56.1) | 23 (41.1) | 32 (53.3) | 15 (26.3) | 13 (23.2) | 13 (21.7) |
| Homemaker | 6 (10.5) | 5 (8.9) | 6 (10.0) | 1 (1.8) | 1 (1.8) | 5 (8.3) |
| Retired | 12 (21.1) | 16 (28.6) | 17 (28.3) | 15 (26.3) | 24 (42.9) | 24 (40.0) |
| Unemployed | 7 (12.3) | 12 (21.4) | 5 (8.3) | 26 (45.6) | 18 (32.1) | 18 (30.0) |
| Race | ||||||
| White | 39 (68.4) | 43 (76.8) | 46 (76.7) | 43 (75.4) | 40 (71.4) | 48 (80.0) |
| African American | 9 (15.8) | 8 (14.3) | 6 (10.0) | 6 (10.5) | 8 (14.3) | 5 (8.3) |
| Hispanic/Latino | 7 (12.3) | 5 (8.9) | 6 (10.0) | 6 (10.5) | 6 (10.7) | 5 (8.3) |
| Other | 2 (3.5) | 0 (.0) | 2 (3.3) | 2 (3.5) | 2 (3.6) | 2 (3.3) |
| Incomea | ||||||
| < 20,000 | 5 (9.3) | 9 (17.0) | 11 (19.3) | 11 (19.6) | 9 (17.6) | 16 (27.6) |
| 20,000–39,999 | 16 (29.6) | 10 (18.9) | 14 (24.6) | 14 (25.0) | 13 (25.5) | 10 (17.2) |
| 40,000–59,999 | 14 (25.9) | 14 (26.4) | 12 (21.1) | 9 (16.1) | 10 (19.6) | 9 (15.5) |
| > 60,000 | 19 (35.2) | 20 (37.7) | 20 (35.1) | 22 (39.3) | 19 (37.3) | 23 (39.7) |
| Living with care recipient | 46 (80.7) | 49 (87.5) | 45 (75) | |||
| Length of caregiving relationship in years | ||||||
| M (SD) | 8.4 (8.4) | 7.7 (7.8) | 9.0 (10.6) | |||
| Mdn (IQR) | 5.0 (2.0–12.5) | 6 (2–11) | 5.0 (2.0–13) | |||
| Relationship to participant with SCI (N, %) | ||||||
| Spouse | 38 (66.7) | 43 (76.8) | 39 (66.1) | |||
| Parent | 2 (3.5) | 1 (1.8) | 1 (1.7) | |||
| Child | 3 (5.3) | 5 (8.9) | 6 (10.2) | |||
| Other | 14 (24.6) | 7 (12.5) | 13 (21.7) | |||
| Location of SCI (N, %) (missing, n = 25) | ||||||
| Lumbar | 3 (6.5) | 2 (4.2) | 4 (7.4) | |||
| Thoracic | 14 (30.4) | 16 (33.3) | 21 (38.9) | |||
| Cervical | 29 (63.0) | 30 (62.5) | 29 (53.7) | |||
| Completeness of injury (missing, n = 26) | ||||||
| Complete | 18 (32.1) | 22 (39.3) | 23 (38.3) | |||
| Incomplete | 32 (57.1) | 26 (46.4) | 26 (43.3) | |||
| Number of ADLs caregiver helps with (range, 0–16) | ||||||
| M (SD) | 5.1 (4.2) | 4.1 (3.1) | 5.1 (4.2) | |||
| Mdn (IQR) | 5 (1–8.7) | 4 (1.2–6) | 5 (1–8.7) | |||
| Number of IADLs caregiver helps with (range, 0–8) | ||||||
| M (SD) | 3.5 (2.4) | 3.9 (2.2) | 3.5 (2.4) | |||
| Mdn (IQR) | 4 (1–5) | 4 (2–5) | 4 (1–5) | |||
Note. SCI = spinal cord injury; ADL = Activities of Daily Living; IADL = Instrumental Activities of Daily Living; IQR = interquartile range.
a
Sample sizes for each group reflect missing data.