Table 1.
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) |