Table 1.
Means, Standard Deviations, Ranges, and Correlations of Descriptive Independent Variables and Main Outcome Measures of Depression, Grief, and Complicated Grief (N=188)
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| Variable | M | SD | Depression | Grief | Complicated grief |
| Demographics | |||||
| CG age | 66.41 | 11.66 | −0.08 | 0.01 | 0.07 |
| PT age | 73.63 | 10.44 | −0.05 | −0.16* | −0.17* |
| CG education | 13.41 | 2.38 | −0.18* | −0.25** | −0.15* |
| PT education | 12.55 | 3.22 | −0.08 | −0.05 | 0.01 |
| Relationship (% spousal) | 0.33 (66%) | 0.47 | 0.04 | −0.06 | −0.14 |
| Patient impairment | |||||
| PPS | 57.66 | 10.59 | 0.19** | 0.05 | 0.04 |
| MSAS symptoms | 10.07 | 4.48 | −0.01 | 0.02 | −0.00 |
| MSAS distress | 21.13 | 14.62 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 0.03 |
| Caregiver baseline depression | |||||
| CES-D | 2.64 | 1.94 | 0.36*** | 0.37*** | 0.45*** |
| Caregiver resources | |||||
| Social support | 11.08 | 1.37 | −0.06 | −0.18* | −0.22** |
| Other CG (% yes) | 0.32 (32%) | 0.47 | −0.04 | −0.06 | −0.16* |
| Caregiver bereavement outcomes | |||||
| Depression | 4.38 | 2.09 | – | 0.53*** | 0.50*** |
| Grief | 40.91 | 9.38 | – | 0.79*** | |
| Complicated grief | 16.54 | 11.14 | – | ||
*p<0.05.
**
p<0.01.
***
p<0.001.
CES-D, Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale; CG, caregiver; M, mean; MSAS, Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale; PPS, Palliative Performance Scale; PT, patient; SD, standard deviation.