Table 1. Characteristics of participating caregivers.

Caregiver characteristics	Overall N (%) or mean (SD) and median (n = 47)	Direct support staff N (%) median (n = 36)	Family/friend caregiver N (%) or median (n = 11)	Groups significantly different? P values
Age (years)	45.7 (14.6) 49.0	40.5	60.0	0.003
Gender–female	41 (87.2)	34 (94.4)	7 (63.6)	0.02
Caregiver education				0.60
Less than high school graduate	1 (2.1)	1 (2.8)	0 (0)
High school graduate or equivalent	8 (17.0)	7 (19.4)	1 (9.1)
College courses or graduate	38 (80.9)	28 (77.8)	10 (90.9)
Takes medication personally	28 (59.6)	20 (55.6)	8 (72.7)	0.49
Training in medication pass	30 (63.8)	30 (83.3)	0	<0.001
Has opportunity to discuss questions about medication with others	32 (74.4)	27 (84.4)	5 (45.5)	0.02
Experience as caregiver of a person with IDD before current situation	23 (48.9)	20 (55.6)	3 (27.3)	0.17
Length of time working with the person with IDD (months)	8.0 (10.7) 3.0	3.0	29.0	0.11
STOFHLA score	34.5 (2.5) 35.0	35.0	36.0	0.13
MAT score	12.0 (2.2) 12.0	11.0	13.0	0.12

Abbreviations used: SD, standard deviation; IDD, intellectual and developmental disabilities; STOFHLA, Short Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults; MAT, medication administration task.

P values in bold indicate significant differences at alpha < 0.05.