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.