Table 2.

Informal Hospice Caregiver Levels of Anxiety (GAD-7) and Depression (PHQ-9)

	Total		Study site
			Midwestern		Southeastern
	n	%	N	%	n	%	p
PHQ-9 depression score
Mean (SD)	395	6.4 (5.3)	171	6.2 (4.9)	224	6.5 (5.6)	0.65
Median (IRQ)	395	5.0 (0–27)	171	5.0 (0–21)	224	5.0 (0–27)	0.92
Severity, %
Minimal (0–4)	172	43.54	74	43.27	98	43.75
Mild (5–9)	131	33.17	57	33.33	74	33.04
Moderate (10–14)	57	14.43	27	15.79	30	13.39
Severe (> = 15)	35	8.86	13	7.61	22	9.82
% PHQ Score > = 10	92	23.29	40	23.39	52	23.21	0.96
GAD-7 anxiety score
Mean (SD)	391	7.3 (5.6)	171	6.2 (4.9)	220	8.2 (6.0)	<0.001
Median (IRQ)	391	6.0 (0–21)	171	5.0 (0–21)	220	7.0 (0–21)	<0.001
Severity, %
Minimal (0–4)	150	38.37	78	45.61	72	32.72
Mild (5–9)	111	28.38	52	30.41	59	26.81
Moderate (10–14)	80	20.47	29	16.96	51	23.18
Severe (> = 15)	50	12.78	12	7.02	38	17.29
% GAD Score > = 10	130	33.24	41	23.98	89	40.45	<0.001

IRQ, interquartile range; GAD-7, generalized anxiety disorder 7-item.