Table 1.
Caregiver Characteristics with group equivalence.
| Caregiver Characteristics | TASK II | ISR | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| CG age in years, Mean (SD, range) | 54.0 (12.5, 26 – 83) | 54.7 ( 11.4, 22 – 87) | 0.627 |
| CG gender, N (%) | |||
| Male | 27 ( 22.0) | 28 ( 21.4) | 0.911 |
| Female | 96 ( 78.0) | 103 ( 78.6) | |
| CG race, N (%) | |||
| White | 87 ( 70.7) | 93 ( 72.1) | 0.877 |
| African-American | 30 ( 24.4) | 33 ( 25.6) | |
| American Indian /Alaskan Native | 1 ( 0.8) | 0 | |
| Asian | 2 ( 1.6) | 1 ( 0.8) | |
| More than 1 Race | 3 ( 2.4) | 2 ( 1.6) | |
| Ethnicity, N (%) | |||
| Hispanic/Latino | 3 (2.5) | 0 | 0.110 |
| Non-Hispanic/Non-Latino | 116 (97.5) | 128 (100.0) | |
| CG education years, Mean (SD, range) | 13.8 ( 2.8, 8 – 21) | 13.5 ( 2.5, 7 – 22) | 0.357 |
| CG perceived income, N (%) | |||
| Just have enough to make ends meet | 51 ( 41.8) | 55 ( 42.3) | 0.807 |
| Comfortable | 35 ( 28.7) | 41 ( 31.5) | |
| Not enough to make ends meet | 36 ( 29.5) | 34 ( 26.2) | |
| CG employment, N (%) | |||
| Employed full-time | 39 ( 32.2) | 46 ( 35.1) | 0.594 |
| Employed part-time | 14 ( 11.6) | 12 ( 9.2) | |
| Unemployed | 15 ( 12.4) | 25 ( 19.1) | |
| Retired | 27 ( 22.3) | 28 ( 21.4) | |
| Homemaker | 10 ( 8.3) | 7 ( 5.3) | |
| Other | 16 ( 13.2) | 13 ( 9.9) | |
| CG type of relationship, N (%) | 0.810 | ||
| Spouse | 59 (48.4) | 61 (46.6) | |
| Son or daughter (in law) | 39 (32.0) | 37 (28.2) | |
| Other relative | 15 ( 12.3) | 18 ( 13.7) | |
| Friend | 2 ( 1.6) | 4 ( 3.1) | |
| Other | 7 ( 5.7) | 11 ( 8.4) | |
| CG length of care months, Mean (SD) | 13.0 ( 63.5, 0 – 684) | 18.5 ( 64.8, 0 – 492) | 0.498 |
| CG care days per week, N (%) | |||
| Daily (7 days per week) | 100 ( 81.3) | 107 ( 81.7) | 0.369 |
| 5–6 days per week | 7 ( 5.7) | 9 ( 6.9) | |
| 3–4 days per week | 10 ( 8.1) | 4 ( 3.1) | |
| 1–2 days per week | 5 ( 4.1) | 9 ( 6.9) | |
| Less than one day per week | 1 ( 0.8) | 2 ( 1.5) | |
| CG depression diagnosed, N (%) | |||
| No | 86 ( 70.5) | 93 ( 71.0) | 0.930 |
| Yes | 36 ( 29.5) | 38 ( 29.0) | |
| CG antidepressants, N (%) | |||
| No | 80 ( 65.6) | 85 ( 64.9) | 0.909 |
| Yes | 42 ( 34.4) | 46 ( 35.1) | |
| CG counseling depression, N (%) | |||
| No | 98 ( 81.7) | 108 ( 83.7) | 0.668 |
| Yes | 22 ( 18.3) | 21 ( 16.3) | |
| CG # chronic conditions, Mean (SD) | 2.2 ( 1.9, 0 – 9) | 2.2 ( 1.7, 0 – 7) | 0.963 |
Note: a. *p<.05; **p<.01; ***p<.001; b. independent samples t-test (continuous variables) and chi-square (categorical variables) were used to test equivalence.