Table 1.

Demographic and health-related characteristics of caregivers at time of pretest, according to completion of posttest questionnaire

Caregiver characteristics	Noncompleters (N=47)	Completers (N=118)	Total (N=165)	Pa
Age, mean±SD b	61.7±12.7	61.4±11.9	61.5±12.1	0.877
Female, %	87.2	90.7	89.7	0.573
White, %	89.1	92.3	91.4	0.105
≤ High school graduate, %	23.4	17.9	19.5	0.570
Not working, %	72.3	72.4	72.4	0.989
Income >$20,000 per year, %	66.0	67.8	67.3	0.365
Live together with CR, %c	61.7	58.5	59.4	0.743
Give personal care to CR daily/almost daily, %	15.9	24.1	21.8	0.247
Time for exercise ≥ 1 hour/week, %	38.3	44.1	42.7	0.672
Time for relaxation techniques or stress management ≥ 1 hour/week, %	31.9	23.7	25.8	0.452
	Noncompleters (N=47)	Completers (N=118)	Total (N=165)	P *
Health-risk behaviors, mean±SD	4.0± 2.4	3.5± 2.2	3.6± 2.2	0.147
Psychological well-being scale, mean±SD	8.4± 2.7	8.9± 2.6	8.8± 2.6	0.122
Relation to CR, %
Spouse	42.6	42.3	42.4
Offspring	44.7	39.0	40.6	0.142
Offspring-in-law	6.4	2.5	3.6
Other	6.4	15.3	12.7
Missing	0.0	0.8	0.6
Care Recipient Conditions, % d
Dementia	42.6	52.5	49.7	0.301
Stroke	14.9	21.2	19.4	0.393
Movement disorder	10.6	14.4	13.3	0.619
Diabetes mellitus	21.3	15.3	17.0	0.364
Heart disease	29.8	22.9	24.8	0.354
Cancer	8.5	11.0	10.3	0.781
Other e	21.3	24.6	23.6	0.691

^aP-value for difference between those who completed posttest and those who did not complete posttest questionnaire.

^bSD: standard deviation.

^cCR: care recipient.

^dPercents do not add to 100 because respondents were asked to select all that applied.

^eOther category, created from write-in responses, included the following conditions that have implications for physical functioning and therefore, caregiving: Musculoskeletal diseases (e.g., osteoarthritis), eye diseases (e.g., macular degeneration), central nervous system diseases (e.g., multiple sclerosis), depression, psychosis, end-stage renal disease, and chronic lung disease.