Table 1.
Caregiver Demographics and Outcomes among EOL Caregivers, by Hospice Status
| Measure | EOL Caregivers, non- Hospice (n=214)a |
EOL Caregivers With Hospice (n=238)a |
P Valueb |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, frequency (weighted percent) | |||
| 18–49 | 58 (36.9%) | 71 (39.3%) | .67 |
| 50+ | 156 (63.1%) | 167 (60.7%) | |
| Race, frequency (weighted percent) | |||
| White | 146 (79.0%) | 180 (84.2%) | .15 |
| African-American | 68 (21.0%) | 58 (15.8%) | |
| Gender, frequency (weighted percent) | |||
| Male | 60 (39.2%) | 71 (39.2%) | .99 |
| Female | 154 (60.8%) | 167 (60.8%) | |
| Level of Education, frequency (weighted percent) | |||
| ≤High School | 80 (39.3%) | 90 (41.1%) | .74 |
| >High School | 134 (60.7%) | 148 (58.9%) | |
| Income, frequency (weighted percent) | |||
| <$25,000 | 95 (40.0%) | 81 (30.2%) | .05 |
| ≥$25,000 | 119 (60.0%) | 157 (69.8%) | |
| Kessler-6 Score, frequency (weighted percent) | |||
| ≥13 | 18 (8.5%) | 17 (8.7%) | .95 |
| <13 | 193 (91.5%) | 221 (91.3%) | |
| Days in month where mental health was not good, frequency (weighted percent) | |||
| > 4 days | 71 (34.4%) | 77 (34.1%) | .96 |
| ≤ 4 days | 143 (65.6%) | 161 (65.9%) | |
| Administered Medications in the Period before Death, frequency (weighted percent) | 56 (33.3%) | 85 (46.4%) | .03 |
| Rated Care at End-of-Life as Excellent, frequency (weighted percent) | 52 (26.1%) | 117 (51.2%) | <.0001 |
| Satisfied with Decisions about Care or Treatment, frequency (weighted percent) | 161 (71.2%) | 204 (86.4%) | .03 |
| Non-Hospital Location of Death, frequency (weighted percent) | 96 (45.3%) | 181 (74.1%) | <.0001 |
a
Excluding missing, “don’t know”, and “refused” responses
b
Based on the Rao-Scott χ2 test.