Table 1.
Demographics
| Survivors N=31 |
Caregivers N=31 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Age | ||
| 45–70 | 10 (32%) | 16 (52%) |
| 71–84 | 15 (48%) | 10 (32%) |
| 85 or older | 6 (19%) | 2 (6%) |
| Missing | 0 | 3 (10%) |
| Female | 17 (55%) | 22 (71%) |
| Caucasian | 27 (87%) | 26 (84%) |
| Household income | ||
| 30,000 or less | 6 (19%) | |
| 30,001–50,000 | 7 (22%) | |
| 50,001–75,000 | 7 (22%) | |
| 75,001 or more | 5 (16%) | |
| Missing | 6 (19%) | |
| Education | ||
| High school, GED, vocational school, or less | 13 (42%) | 5 (16%) |
| Some college | 11 (35%) | 17 (55%) |
| Some graduate school | 6 (19%) | 5 (16%) |
| Missing | 1 (3%) | 4 (13%) |
| Impairment level | ||
| Needs help with activities of daily living (ADL) (e.g., bathing, dressing) | 18 (58%) | |
| Needs help with instrumental ADL (e.g., driving, preparing meals) or ostomy care | 13 (42%) | |
| Received ostomy care | 17 (59%) | |
| Received ostomy care only (subset of group above) | 5 (16%) | |
| Household status | ||
| Lives with spouse | 21 (68%) | |
| Lives alone | 5 (16%) | |
| Lives with non-spouse | 5 (16%) | |
| Caregiver relation to patient | ||
| Spouse | 21 (68%) | |
| Child | 2 (6%) | |
| Other relative | 6 (19%) | |
| Not related | 2 (6%) | |