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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Neurooncol. 2018 May 28;139(3):643–649. doi: 10.1007/s11060-018-2909-2

Table 1.

Demographics

Total Sample
N=40
eSNAP
N=30
Control
N=10
Variable Freq % Freq % Freq %
Caregiver female 30 75.0 22 73.3 8 80.0
Patient female 19 47.5 16 53.3 3 30.0
Caregiver White 37 94.9 27 93.1 10 100.0
Patient White 36 90.0 26 86.7 10 100.0
Caregiver Education Level
 High school graduate or equivalent 9 23.7 6 21.4 3 30.0
 Some college or vocational school 9 23.7 6 21.4 3 30.0
 College graduate (4 years) 7 18.4 6 21.4 1 10.0
 Graduate or professional school 1 2.6 0 0.0 1 10.0
 Some graduate or professional school 12 31.6 10 3.4 2 20.0
Caregiver household income
 Less than $10,000 2 5.4 2 7.4 0 0.0
 $10,000 – $24,999 3 8.1 3 11.1 0 0.0
 $25,000 – $39,999 7 18.9 4 14.8 3 30.0
 $40,000 – $49,999 3 8.1 3 11.1 0 0.0
 $50,000 – $74,999 5 13.5 3 11.1 2 20.0
 $75,000 – or more 13 35.1 8 29.6 5 50.0
 Prefer not to answer 4 10.8 4 14.8 0 0.0
Patient tumor type
 Glioblastoma multiforme 23 57.5 17 56.7 6 60.0
 Astrocytoma grades I–III 7 17.5 4 13.3 3 30.0
 Oligodendroglioma 5 12.5 4 13.3 1 10.0
 Other Primary Brain Tumor 5 12.5 5 16.7 0 0.0
Caregiver employment
 Not currently employed 3 7.9 3 10.7 0 0.0
 Retired 14 36.8 11 39.3 3 30.0
 Part-time 5 13.2 4 14.3 1 10.0
 Full-time 16 42.1 10 35.7 6 60.0
Caregiver relationship to patient
 Spouse 25 64.1 16 55.2 9 90.0
 Parent 5 12.8 5 17.2 0 0.0
 Sibling 1 2.6 1 3.4 0 0.0
 Child 7 17.9 6 20.7 1 10.0
 Other 1 2.6 1 3.4 0 0.0
Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD
Patient age 52.2 16.5 50.5 17.1 57.2 14.2
Caregiver age 57.3 11.4 56.7 11.9 59.1 10.0
Relationship length 33.2 15.4 33.9 16.4 31.5 13.2
Patient Karnofsky score at T1 75.0 15.4 74.3 17 77.0 9.5
Time (months) from patient diagnosis to T1 32.0 46.0 30.4 43.2 37.0 57.0