Table 1.

Characteristics of Study Participants

Caregivers (N = 30)
Relationship to patient, n (%)
Spouse/significant other/life partner	18 (60)
Adult child (daughter/son)	12 (40)
Age (years)
Female caregivers	65
Male caregivers	75
Gender, n (%)
Female	24 (80)
Male	6 (20
Ethnicity, n (%)
White	28 (93)
Black	2 (7)
Education, n (%)
High school graduate	14 (46.7)
Some college	4 (13.3)
College graduate	8 (26.7)
Graduate degree	4 (13.3)
Duration of caregiving in years (range)	2–12
Location of care recipient at death, n (%)
Home	13 (44)
Hospital	4 (13)
Skilled or rehab nursing center	12 (40)
In-patient hospice	1 (3)
Enrolled in hospice, n (%)	21 (67)