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. 2015 Sep 22;5:203. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2015.00203

Table 1.

Summary of distress thermometer scores for primary brain tumor patients and caregivers, both at diagnosis and first tumor recurrence, according to tumor subgroups and English speaking background.

Patient
Caregiver
Diagnosis (n = 96) Recurrence (n = 12) Diagnosis (n = 32) Recurrence (n = 14)
Total
Mean, SD 3.15 ± 2.20 5.42 ± 3.09 5.34 ± 1.89 7.64 ± 1.50
Range 0–8 1–10 2–8 5–10
HGG
n, % 39 (40.6) 8 (66.7) 22 (68.8) 11 (78.6)
Mean, SD 4.03 ± 2.36 5.13 ± 2.98 5.86 ± 1.81 7.64 ± 1.29
Range 0–8 1–9 3–8 5–9
LGG
n, % 8 (8.3) 1 (8.3) 4 (12.5) 1 (7.1)
Mean, SD 2.25 ± 1.28 2.00 4.25 ± 1.71 8.00
Range 0–4 2–6
BBT
n, % 49 (51.0) 3 (25.0) 6 (18.8) 2 (14.3)
Mean, SD 2.59 ± 1.97 7.33 ± 3.06 4.17 ± 1.72 7.50 ± 3.54
Range 0–8 4–10 2–7 5–10
ESB
n, % 69 (71.9) 9 (75.0) 19 (59.4) 10 (71.4)
Mean, SD 3.03 ± 2.26 5.11 ± 2.67 5.53 ± 1.87 7.40 ± 1.43
Range 0–8 1–9 2–8 5–9
NESB
n, % 27 (28.1) 3 (25.0) 13 (40.6) 4 (28.6)
Mean, SD 3.44 ± 2.06 6.33 ± 4.73 5.08 ± 1.98 8.25 ± 1.71
Range 0–7 1–10 3–8 6–10

HGG, high-grade glioma; LGG, low-grade glioma; BBT, benign brain tumor; ESB, English speaking background; NESB, non English speaking background.