Table 1.
Caregiver Characteristics at Baseline (N = 97)a
| All (N = 97) | Intervention (N = 53) | Control (N = 44) | |
| Percentage | |||
| Gender | |||
| Male | 15.5 | 9.4 | 22.7 |
| Female | 84.5 | 90.6 | 77.3 |
| Race | |||
| White | 54.6 | 47.2 | 63.6 |
| Black or African American | 42.3 | 50.9 | 31.8 |
| Otherb | 3.1 | 1.9 | 4.6 |
| Relationship to the care recipient | |||
| Spouse/partner | 35.1 | 35.8 | 34.1 |
| Parent | 53.6 | 50.9 | 56.8 |
| Otherc | 11.3 | 13.2 | 9.1 |
| Self-reported health | |||
| Very poor/poor/fair | 46.8 | 46.1 | 47.7 |
| Good/very good | 53.1 | 53.9 | 52.3 |
| Care receiver needs help with 2 or more ADLs | 92.78 | 98.11 | 86.36 |
| Care receiver needs help with 2 or more IADLs | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| M (SD) | |||
| Age in years | 63.09 (12.4) | 62.81 (13.4) | 63.43 (11.2) |
| Identity discrepancy | 18.90 (7.2) | 18.11 (6.84) | 18.16 (6.86) |
| Objective burden | 24.00 (5.0) | 24.04 (6.39) | 24.48 (5.16) |
| Relationship burden | 10.00 (4.9) | 10.17 (5.17) | 11.88 (5.10) |
| Stress burden | 14.00 (4.9) | 14.47 (5.33) | 14.74 (5.33) |
| Depressive symptoms | 12.00 (6.0) | 13.13 (6.27) | 13.91 (6.29) |
Notes: No statistically significant difference between the two groups was found on any of the characteristics shown in table. ADLs = activities of daily living; IADLs = instrumental activities of daily living.
a
Four caregivers whose care recipients were institutionalized at a point during the study were included in the analysis because caregivers were still involved in caregiving for their care receivers.
b
Other race refers to caregivers who did not identify as Caucasian or African American or who identified with two or more races or ethnicities.
c
Other relationships to the care receiver include friends and other relatives.