Table 1.
Caregiver Demographic and Psychosocial Variables and Patient Medical Characteristics of Neuro-ICU Informal Caregivers (N= 99)
| Baseline Variables | N (%) | M (SD) |
|---|---|---|
| Demographic Variables | ||
| Age | — | 53.34 (13.99) |
| Gender (male) | 37 (37.8%) | — |
| Race/Ethnicity (non-Hispanic white) | 85 (87.6%) | — |
| Education (some college or more) | 79 (80.6%) | — |
| Employed (full time) | 56 (57.7%) | — |
| Marital status (married/cohabitating) | 80 (82.5%) | — |
| Relationship to patient | ||
| Spouse/partner | 65 (65.7%) | — |
| Parent | 15 (15.2%) | — |
| Child | 15 (15.2%) | — |
| Sibling | 4 (4.0%) | — |
| Psychosocial Variables | ||
| Depressive symptoms | — | 5.37 (2.84) |
| Anxiety symptoms | — | 9.07 (4.15) |
| History of depression diagnosis | 7 (7.1%) | — |
| History of anxiety diagnosis | 3 (3.0%) | — |
| Caregiving self-efficacy | — | 84.10 (15.17) |
| Satisfaction with healthcare | — | 3.86 (0.28) |
| Life stress | — | 4.53 (3.28) |
| Coping | — | 32.89 (9.04) |
| Mindfulness | — | 33.96 (5.08) |
| Bond with patient | — | 58.44 (11.79) |
| Patient Medical Variables | ||
| Patients’ Diagnosis | ||
| Cerebrovascular | ||
| Stroke/Hemorrhage | 35 (35.4%) | — |
| Brain aneurysm | 3 (3.0%) | — |
| Other | ||
| Tumor | 25 (25.3%) | — |
| Lesion/Brain mass | 10 (10.1%) | — |
| Traumatic brain injury | 8 (8.1%) | — |
| Seizures | 5 (5.1%) | — |
| Other/More than 1 diagnosis | 6 (6.1%) | — |
| Discharge status | ||
| Discharge to home | 64 (64.6%) | — |
| Discharge to rehabilitation facility | 32 (32.3%) | — |
| Patient died during hospitalization | 3 (3.0%) | — |
| Intubated (yes) | 74 (74.7%) | — |
Note. Depressive symptoms = HADS-D; Anxiety symptoms = HADS-A; Caregiving self-efficacy = CSES; Satisfaction with healthcare = CPQ; Coping = MOCS-A; Mindfulness = CAMS-R; Bond with patient = IBM. Further details on these measures and corresponding references are provided in Supplementary Materials.