Table 1. Patient and Caregiver Characteristics.
| PATIENT (n=202) | |
| Gender (%) | |
| Male | 73 |
| Female | 27 |
| Age | |
| Mean | 63 |
| Range | 30-94 |
| Diagnosis (%) | |
| Hepatocelluar carcinoma | 67 |
| Other Primary with liver metastases | 28 |
| Cholangiocarcinoma | 5 |
| Treatment (%) | |
| Chemotherapy | 70 |
| Surgery | 14 |
| Combination | 8 |
| No Treatment | 8 |
| Cirrhosis (%) | |
| Yes | 78 |
| No | 22 |
| Tumor Size (cm) | |
| Mean | 6 |
| Range | 1-20 |
| Lesions | |
| Mean | 4 |
| Range | 1-6 |
| Vascular Invasion (%) | |
| Hypervascular | 63 |
| Hypovascular | 32 |
| Mixed vascularity | 5 |
| CAREGIVER (n=83) | |
| Relationship to Patient (%) | |
| Spouse | 63 |
| Aunt/Uncle | 17 |
| Sibling | 7 |
| Parent | 6 |
| Son/Daughter | 3 |
| Significant Other | 2 |
| Relationship Duration (years) | |
| Mean | 35 |
| Range | 0.25 – 71 |
| Patient/Caregiver Proximity (%) | |
| Same home | 78 |
| Same city | 17 |
| More than 50 miles away | 3 |
| Less than 50 miles away | 2 |