Table 1. Sample Descriptives (N=49 patient-caregiver dyads).
| Patients | Caregivers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender (%) | ||||||
| Male | 40 (82) | 5 (10) | ||||
| Female | 9 (18) | 44 (90) | ||||
| Age in years |
X̄=57.2, SD=11.9 (Range=35 to 82) |
X̄=53.1, SD=10.2 (Range=30 to 72) |
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| Race (%) | ||||||
| White (non-Hispanic) | 36 (74%) | |||||
| Caregiver Relationship to the Patient (%) | ||||||
| Spouse/Partner | 33 (68) | |||||
| Son/Daughter | 7 (14) | |||||
| Other Family Member | 9 (18) | |||||
| Married (%) | 37 (76%) | |||||
| Length of marriage in years | X̄=26.1, SD=10.7 (Range=6 to 43) | |||||
| Type of HNC (%) | ||||||
| Oral cavity | 12 (24) | |||||
| Laryngeal | 7 (14) | |||||
| Pharyngeal | ||||||
| Oropharyngeal | 24 (49) | |||||
| Nasopharyngeal | 2 (4) | |||||
| Hypopharyngeal | 1 (2) | |||||
| Nasal cavity/paranasal sinus | 3 (6) | |||||
| Stage of cancer (%) | ||||||
| 1 | 5 (10) | |||||
| 2 | 3 (6) | |||||
| 3 | 7 (15) | |||||
| 4 | 34 (69) | |||||
| Treatment received (%) | ||||||
| Radiotherapy (RT) only | 3 (6) | |||||
| Surgery followed by RT | 6 (13) | |||||
| Concurrent chemotherapy and radiotherapy (CRT) | 27 (55) | |||||
| Surgery followed by CRT | 13 (26) | |||||
| Raw means and (SDs) on the major study variables during RT | ||||||
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | |
| Patient Distress (0-10 scale) | 5.0 (2.4) | 5.5 (2.6) | 6.1 (2.4) | 6.1 (2.5) | 6.3 (2.2) | 5.9 (2.4) |
| Patient MDASI-CS (0-10 scale) | 3.4 (1.8) | 3.7 (1.9) | 4.2 (2.1) | 4.6 (2.0) | 5.4 (2.7) | 5.2 (2.8) |
| Patient MDASI-HNS (0-10 scale) | 3.6 (2.2) | 4.6 (2.4) | 5.2 (2.6) | 5.5 (2.8) | 6.0 (2.9) | 5.8 (3.0) |
| Caregiver Distress (0-10 scale) | 5.3 (2.4) | 6.6 (1.9) | 6.4 (1.9) | 7.2 (2.0) | 7.1 (2.6) | 6.3 (3.4) |
| Caregiver Overload (1 to 4 scale) | 2.6 ( .7) | 2.7 ( .7) | 2.7 ( .7) | 2.8 ( .7) | 2.6 ( .7) | 2.8 ( .7) |
X̄=Mean, SD=Standard Deviation