Table 1.
Sample description: care recipients and family members
| Total (n = 388) | ECU (n = 63) | ICU (n = 30) | MCU (n = 140) | PCU (n = 155) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care recipients | ||||||
| Age (years)/Mean(SD) (n = 384) | 78.4 (14.0) | 84.7b,d (14.1) | 64.5a,c,d (10.9) | 79.3b (13.9) | 77.5a,b (12.6) | .000 |
| Female (%) (n = 381) | 54.3 | 67.2b | 33.3a,c,d | 54.8b | 52.9b | .023 |
| Cancer (%) (n = 388) | 38.4 | 7.9c,d | 3.3c,d | 21.4a,b,d | 72.9a,b,c | .000 |
| Days on unit (%) (n = 379) | .000 | |||||
| Q1: <= 5 | 26.9 | 0.0b,c,d | 58.6a,c,d | 29.2a,b | 29.8a,b | |
| Q2: 5 to <= 11 | 23.5 | 1.6b,c,d | 24.1a | 24.8a | 31.1a | |
| Q3: 11 to <= 34 | 25.1 | 6.5c,d | 13.8c | 35.0a,b | 25.9a | |
| Q4: >34 | 24.5 | 92.0b,c,d | 3.4a | 10.9a | 13.2a | |
| Family members | ||||||
| Age (years)/Mean(SD) (n = 383) | 61.2 (12.9) | 63.6 (12.5) | 59.6 (12.9) | 60.5 (12.5) | 61.3 (13.4) | ns |
| Female (%) (n = 385) | 67.8 | 69.4 | 70.0 | 67.4 | 67.1 | ns |
| Married (%) (n = 385) | 65.5 | 77.4b,d | 53.3a | 68.8 | 60.0a | .035 |
| Caregiving for (%) (n = 383) | .000 | |||||
| Spouse | 35.8 | 21.3b,d | 60.0a,c | 28.5b,d | 43.2a,c | |
| Parent/in-law | 49.6 | 65.6b,d | 20.0a,c,d | 53.3b | 45.8a,b | |
| Other | 14.6 | 13.1 | 20.0 | 18.2 | 11.0 | |
| Working (%) (n = 381) | 43.8 | 50.0 | 40.0 | 46.0 | 40.3 | ns |
| Cared for care recipient (%) (n = 385) | 69.7 | 66.1b,d | 34.5a,c,d | 64.9b,d | 81.8a,b,c | .000 |
| Lived with care recipient (%) (n = 385) | 46.5 | 37.1b,d | 63.3a,c | 39.1b,d | 53.5a,c | .008 |
| Psychological variables | ||||||
| Optimism possible range of 0 to 4: Mean(SD) (n = 375) | 2.79 (0.64) | 2.78 (0.61) | 2.86 (0.71) | 2.87 (0.62) | 2.70 (0.64) | ns |
| Resilience possible range of 1 to 7: Mean(SD) (n = 379) | 5.73 (0.74) | 5.75 (0.69) | 5.70 (0.66) | 5.81 (0.61) | 5.66 (0.85) | ns |
| Grief possible range of 1 to 6: Mean(SD) (n = 369) | 4.64 (1.15) | 4.86a (1.08) | 4.03a,c (1.26) | 4.90b,d (1.03) | 4.43c (1.19) | .000 |
Note. Analyses based on non-imputed data. asignificant difference with ECU. bsignificant difference with ICU. csignificant difference with MCU. dsignificant difference with PCU. P-value is based on ANOVA for continuous variables and a chi-square test for categorical variables. ns not significant. Q quartile. SD standard deviation