Table 1.
Patient and Family Caregiver Characteristics
| Patient | Family caregiver | |
|---|---|---|
| Age, mean (Standard deviation) | 60 (12) | 55 (12) |
| Female (%) | 46 (46) | 72 (73) |
| Ethnicity (%) | ||
| Caucasian | 76 (77) | 76 (77) |
| African-American | 15 (15) | 15 (15) |
| Hispanic | 7 (7) | 6 (7) |
| Asian | 1 (1) | 2 (2) |
| Total | 99 (100) | 99 (100) |
| Primary Cancer Diagnosis (%) | NA | |
| Lung | 30 (30) | |
| GI | 20 (20) | |
| GU | 13 (13) | |
| Breast | 8 (8) | |
| GYN | 8 (8) | |
| Leukemia | 5 (5) | |
| Melanoma | 5 (5) | |
| Other | 10 (10) | |
| Total | 99 (100) | |
| Median duration of acute episode of delirium in days (25 to 75 quartile) | 3 (2–5) | NA |
| Median MDAS* Score (25 to 75 quartile) | 3 (2–5) | NA |
| Median MMSE** Score (25 to 75 quartile) | 28 (26–29) | NA |
| Educational Level (%) | ||
| <6 years | 1 (1) | 0 |
| 6–9 years | 4 (4) | 1 (1) |
| 9–12 years | 37 (37) | 28 (28) |
| College | 41 (41) | 54 (54) |
| Graduate school | 15 (15) | 13 (13) |
| Total | 98 (99) | 96 (97) |
| Relationship to patient (%) | ||
| Spouse/significant others | ---- | 61 (62) |
| Adult Child | ---- | 21 (21) |
| Sibling | ---- | 8 (8) |
| Friend | ---- | 4 (4) |
| Parent | ---- | 5 (5) |
| Total | 99 (100) | |
MDAS* = Memorial Delirium Assessment Scale: MMSE** = Mini-Mental State Examination Both scores were obtained at the time of patient enrollment.