Table 4.

Family Caregiver Outcomes - Items Ratings

Question	Baseline			7 weeks			12 weeks			18 weeks			24 weeks
	N	Mean	SD	N	Mean	SD	N	Mean	SD	N	Mean	SD	N	Mean	SD
Caregiver Burden Scale – Items with score of >3.7
Time for Self	117	4.15	.925	99	4.13	.888	93	3.98	.944	73	3.89	1.10	69	3.87	1.12
Personal Privacy	70	4.06	1.05	59	4.03	.809	60	3.97	.991	46	3.91	.985	46	3.85	1.01
Time for Recreation	112	4.05	1.09	98	4.22	.856	85	4.01	1.04	76	4.07	.971	71	3.99	1.05
Tension in your life?	163	3.93	.937	144	3.76	.924	131	3.68	.987	120	3.69	.877	122	3.64	.891
Vacation and Trips	106	4.11	1.14	102	4.35	.971	99	4.14	1.13	83	4.17	1.08	78	3.92	1.21
Time for Own Work and Chores	93	3.96	.999	76	4.00	.800	75	3.83	1.08	55	3.82	.945	60	3.97	.882
Time for Friends/Relatives	102	3.87	1.21	78	4.00	.926	79	3.94	1.00	69	3.80	1.08	66	3.85	1.14
QOL – Items with score of <5
Distress of Patient’s Initial Dx	155	1.20	2.05	138	1.55	2.16	123	1.42	1.92	115	1.33	1.62	117	1.61	2.28
Distress of Patient’s Tx	140	3.51	3.39	123	3.50	3.10	117	3.29	2.83	109	3.03	2.61	113	3.01	2.70
Anxiety	133	4.85	3.05	112	5.07	2.95	106	5.06	2.90	101	4.86	2.58	101	4.61	2.73
Fear of 2nd Cancer in Patient	140	3.79	3.82	128	3.68	3.56	116	4.11	3.59	104	3.45	3.37	105	3.51	3.24
Fear of Recurrence in Patient	145	3.14	3.66	129	3.12	3.44	118	3.56	3.46	107	3.07	3.22	111	3.26	3.24
Fear of Metastasis in Patient	148	2.82	3.55	131	3.05	3.40	119	3.52	3.53	105	2.55	3.09	111	2.63	3.00
Family Distress	143	2.74	2.54	143	2.74	2.54	143	2.74	2.54	143	2.74	2.54	143	2.74	2.54
Rate your overall social well-being	163	6.94	2.03	144	6.69	2.14	132	6.60	2.03	120	6.64	1.82	122	6.67	2.06
Uncertainty	133	3.50	3.33	120	3.93	3.30	112	3.91	3.13	106	3.69	2.96	113	3.45	3.10