Table 1. Sample Descriptives for National Sample of Cancer Caregivers (N=664).
| M(SD) | Range | N(%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 53.20(12.59) | 18.32–89.98 | – |
| Gender (Female) | – | – | 63.0% |
| Education (Some College or More) | – | – | 77.0% |
| Household Income ($40,000 or More) | – | – | 78.6% |
| Relation to Patient (Spouse) | – | – | 66.1% |
| Employment Status (Employed) | – | – | 77.0% |
| Patient Cancer Severity | 0.16(0.23) | 0–0.94 | – |
| Subjective Caregiving Stress | 1.61(0.62) | 1–4 | – |
| Caregiving Esteem | 4.38(0.50) | 2.43–5 | – |
| Social Support | 3.39(0.63) | 1–6 | – |
| Depressive Symptoms | 10.86(10.32) | 0–55 | – |
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| Physical Health | M(SD) | Range | N complete |
| 2 Years Post-Diagnosis (T1) | 51.24(10.06)a | 8.19–70.97 | 651 |
| 5 Years Post-Diagnosis (T2) | 50.51(9.24)b | 16.53–69.16 | 342 |
| 8 Years Post-Diagnosis (T3) | 49.44(9.50)c | 19.95–69.98 | 320 |
Note. Superscript for Physical Health means corresponds to results from single-sample t-tests comparing raw sample mean to the U.S. normalized mean of 50. Pattern of findings using t-tests does not differ from that using Latent Growth Modeling and Full Information Maximum Likelihood estimation to compare means to 50.
a
T1sample mean was significantly greater than 50 (t(650)=3.14, p=.002)
b
T2 sample mean was not significantly different from 50 (t(341)=1.02, p=.31)
c
T3 sample mean was not significantly different from 50 (t(319)=-1.05, p=.29)