Table 2. Caregiver baseline characteristics and primary outcomes assessed at baseline.
| Overall N = 138 | Enhanced-CTa Group N = 68 | EDUCb Group N = 70 | |
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| Age, mean in years (SD) | 55.3 (13.2) | 56.2 (12.7) | 54.4 (13.7) |
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| Female gender | 115 (83.3) | 56 (82.4) | 59 (84.3) |
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| Race | |||
| White | 106 (76.8) | 51 (75.0) | 55 (78.6) |
| Black | 25 (18.1) | 13 (19.1) | 12 (17.1) |
| Other | 7 (5.1) | 4 (5.9) | 3 (4.3) |
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| Hispanic/Latino ethnicity | 7 (5.1) | 2 (2.9) | 5 (7.1) |
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| Marital Status: currently married | 115 (83.3) | 58 (85.3) | 57 (81.4) |
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| Currently working | 68 (49.3) | 32 (47.1) | 36 (51.4) |
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| Household finances: have difficulty or have to make adjustments to pay the bills1 | 33 (25.2) | 18 (28.6) | 15 (22.1) |
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| Highest level of education | |||
| High school graduate or less | 41 (29.7) | 24 (35.3) | 17 (24.3) |
| Some college, associate's degree, trade school | 53 (38.4) | 25 (36.8) | 28 (40.0) |
| College degree or higher | 44 (31.9) | 19 (27.9) | 25 (35.7) |
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| Number of months caring for loved one1, mean (SD) | 19.4 (34.9) | 18.0 (33.2) | 20.7 (36.6) |
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| Caregiver relationship to patient | |||
| Spouse | 93 (67.4) | 45 (66.2) | 48 (68.6) |
| Child | 20 (14.5) | 11 (16.2) | 9 (12.9) |
| Parent | 14 (10.1) | 9 (13.2) | 5 (7.1) |
| Other2 | 11 (8.0) | 3 (4.4) | 8 (11.4) |
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| Primary outcomes | |||
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| Self-efficacy, mean (SD) | 70.4 (17.8) | 72.0 (17.4) | 69.0 (18.3) |
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| Stress management, mean (SD) | 74.6 (23.8) | 76.1 (22.3) | 73.2 (25.4) |
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| Preparation for caregiving, mean (SD) | 2.9 (0.7) | 2.9 (0.7) | 2.8 (0.6) |
Note, n (%) unless otherwise indicated, SD = standard deviation,
a
Enhanced Caregiver Training;
b
Education
1
Missing data: 7 caregivers have missing data for household finances, 6 caregivers randomized to ECT have missing data for months caring for loved one,
2
Other relationships include sibling (n = 2), fiancé (n=2), partner (n=1), boyfriend or girlfriend (n=3), cousin (n=1), friend (n=1), daughter-in-law (n=1)