Table 1.
Caregiver Characteristics (n=50)
| Characteristics | Total, n=50 no (%) or Mean ± SD | Trajectory Group | p | Effect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low, n=22 no (%) or Mean ± SD | High, n=28 no (%) or Mean ± SD | ||||
| Age, yr | 52.3 ± 11.8 | 55.9 ± 11.5 | 49.4 ± 11.5 | 0.04 b | 0.29 |
| Education, yrs | 14.5 ± 3.3 | 15.2 ± 3.7 | 13.9 ± 2.9 | 0.22b | 0.17 |
| Female gender | 37 (74.0) | 12 (55) | 25 (89) | 0.009a | 0.39 |
| Ethnicity, Caucasian | 46 (92.0) | 19 (86) | 27 (96) | 0.31a | 0.18 |
| Relationship to patient | 0.02a | 0.40 | |||
| Spouse or significant other | 29 (58.0) | 13 (59) | 16 (57) | ||
| Adult child | 12 (24.0) | 2 (9) | 10 (36) | ||
| Parent or sibling | 9 (17.9) | 7 (32) | 2 (7) | ||
| Income ≥ $ 50,000/yr | 24 (48.0) | 11(50) | 13 (46) | 1.00a | 0.04 |
| Financial difficulty | 0.01a | 0.38 | |||
| Not at all difficult | 28 (56.0) | 17 (77) | 11 (39) | ||
| Somewhat/extremely difficult | 22 (44.0) | 5 (23) | 17 (61) | ||
| Religious background/preference | 41 (82.0) | 21 (95.5) | 20 (71.4) | 0.03a | 0.31 |
| Lived with patient prior to ICU | 35 (70.0) | 16 (73) | 19 (68) | 0.77a | 0.05 |
| Employed full or part time | 27 (54.0) | 12 (54.5) | 15 (53.6) | 1.00a | 0.01 |
| Health insurance | 45 (90.0) | 21 (96) | 24 (86) | 0.37a | 0.16 |
| History of emotional problem | 20 (40.0) | 7 (32) | 13 (46) | 0.39a | 0.15 |
ICU, intensive care unit
a
Fisher’s exact test
b
Mann-Whitney U test