Table 2.

Participant Demographics and Clinical Characteristics

Variables	CARE Group (n=202)*	Comparison Group (n=205)*	p
Family caregivers
Age Mean (SD)	60.76 (14.66)	61.55 (13.40)	.57
Gender			.61
Female	142 (71.4%)	148 (73.6)
Male	57 (28.6%)	53 (26.4)
Race			.75
White	177 (89.4%)	179 (89.5%)
African American	15 (7.6%)	18 (9.0%)
Other	7 (3.0%)	3 (1.5%)
Income (yearly)			.89
Under $5,000	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)
$5,000 – 19,999	18 (10.6%)	16 (9.5%)
$20,000 – 49,999	68 (40.3%)	72 (42.9%)
$50,000 and over	81 (47.9%)	79 (47.0%)
Marital status			.48
Married	149 (74.9%)	154 (78.2%)
Widowed	5 (2.5%)	5 (2.5%)
Divorced	19 (9.5%)	14 (7.1%)
Separated	6 (3.0%)	4 (2.0%)
Never married	20 (10.1%)	20 (10.2%)
Education level			.51
Less than high school	10 (5.0%)	3 (1.5%)
High school	40 (20.1%)	47 (23.6%)
Greater than high	149 (74.9%)	149 (74.9%)
Have children < 18 years old	34 (17.2%)	36 (18.0%)	.83
Health Mean (SD)	2.19 (0.94)	2.28 (1.02)	.35
Employment status			.95
Retired	100 (52.1%)	100 (50.8%)
Not employed	6 (3.1%)	11 (5.6%)
Full time	57 (29.7%)	57 (28.9%)
Part time	29 (15.1%)	29 (14.7%)
Elderly patients
Age Mean (SD)	75.74 (7.14)	76.56 (7.13)	.71
Gender			.69
Female	104 (52.3%)	101 (50.2%)
Male	95 (47.7%)	100 (49.8%)
Race			.98
White	177 (89.4%)	180 (89.6%)
African American	16 (8.1%)	18 (9.0%)
Other	5 (2.5%)	3 (1.5%)
Education			.88
Less than high school	44 (22.2%)	38 (19.0%)
High School	50 (25.3%)	63 (31.5%)
Greater than high	104 (52.5%)	99 (49.5%)
Marital status			.89
Married	127 (63.8%)	126 (63.3%)
Widowed	57 (28.6%)	57 (28.6%)
Divorced	9 (4.5%)	8 (4.0%)
Separated	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.5%)
Never married	4 (2.0%)	5 (2.5%)
Illness acuity level (SAPS score) Mean (SD)	23.95 (8.12)	24.04 (8.66)	.92

^*N will not always equal to 202 or 205 due to missing data.

SAPS = Simplified Acute Physiology Score

SD = standard deviation