Table 1.
Sample characteristics
| Variable | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Caregiver characteristics | ||
| Sex (female) | 26 | 79 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| Caucasian | 32 | 97 |
| Asian | 1 | 3 |
| Marital status (married) | 27 | 82 |
| Relationship to patient (spouse) | 21 | 64 |
| Employment status (employed) | 15 | 47 |
| Career type (if employed) (N = 15) | ||
| Professional, technical | 8 | 53 |
| Manager, administrator, or proprietor | 3 | 20 |
| Clerical and related | 2 | 13 |
| Other | 2 | 13 |
| Annual household income | ||
| Less than $20,000 | 4 | 12 |
| $20,000–$50,000 | 9 | 27 |
| Greater than $50,000 | 18 | 55 |
| Unknown | 2 | 6 |
| Socioeconomic status | ||
| Low-income | 5 | 15 |
| Moderate-income | 11 | 33 |
| High-income | 15 | 45 |
| Unknown | 2 | 6 |
| Insurance type | ||
| Private insurance | 28 | 85 |
| Medicare | 1 | 3 |
| Other | 1 | 3 |
| None | 2 | 6 |
| Mean (SD) | ||
| Age in years | 52.15 (13.81) | |
| Number of children | 2.5 (2.22) | |
| Years of formal education | 14.74 (3.31) | |
| Variable | N | % |
| Patient characteristics | ||
| Sex (male) | 23 | 70 |
| Patient’s diagnosis | ||
| Glioblastoma multiforme | 20 | 61 |
| Astrocytoma, Grades I–III | 7 | 21 |
| Oligodendroglioma | 2 | 6 |
| Hemangioblastoma | 1 | 3 |
| Subependymoma | 1 | 3 |
| Central neurocytoma | 2 | 6 |
| Type of Surgical Procedure | ||
| Craniotomy | 15 | 45 |
| Biopsy only | 11 | 33 |
| Other | 7 | 21 |
| Type of chemotherapy | ||
| Temodar | 22 | 67 |
| No chemotherapy | 4 | 12 |
| Unknown | 7 | 21 |
| Received radiation | 23 | 70 |
| Mean (SD) | ||
| Age in years | 52.51 (18.02) | |