Table 1.
Characteristics | Patient (n=27) |
Caregiver (n=27) |
|
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Mean (SD) or proportion |
Mean (SD) or proportion |
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Age (in years) | 76.6 (9.6) | 64.12 (14.3) | |
Gender (n=Female) | 12 | 20 | |
Dyadic Relationship (n) |
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Spouse | 15 | ||
Adult child | 7 | ||
Other (friend, relative) |
3 | ||
Unknown | 2 | ||
Race/Ethnicity (%) | |||
White | 100% | 100% | |
Black | |||
Education (n) | |||
HS or less | 20 | 15 | |
Some college* | 2 | 6 | |
College or advanced degree |
5 | 6 | |
Income to make ends meet (n) |
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More than enough | 6 | 7 | |
Enough | 16 | 13 | |
Not enough | 5 | 5 | |
Unknown | 0 | 2 |
Note. SD-standard deviation; HS- high school
Some college-attended college but no degree conferred