Table 1.
Baseline characteristics and mean self-report scores in total and by individual cohort
| Total (N = 92) |
REACH (N = 30) |
QRDM (N = 29) |
PEACE (N = 33) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic Characteristics | ||||
| Age (SD) | 66.6 (11.8) | 67.0 (13.1) | 70.0 (9.1) | 63.3 (12.2) |
| Sex - no. (%) | ||||
| Male | 53 (57.6%) | 7 (23.3%) | 25 (86.2%) | 21 (63.6%) |
| Female | 39 (42.4%) | 23 (76.7%) | 4 (13.8%) | 12 (36.4%) |
| Ethnicity – no. (%) | ||||
| Asian | 4 (4.3%) | 2 (6.6%) | 1 (3.4%) | 1 (3.1%) |
| Hispanic | 4 (4.3%) | - | - | 4 (12.1%) |
| Black | 9 (9.8%) | 4 (13.4%) | 1 (3.4%) | 4 (12.1%) |
| White | 75 (81.6%) | 24 (80%) | 27 (93.2%) | 24 (72.7%) |
| Marital status - no. (%) | ||||
| Single | 16 (17.4%) | 7 (23.3%) | 4 (13.8%) | 5 (15.1%) |
| Married | 59 (64.1%) | 16 (53.3%) | 21 (72.4%) | 22 (66.7%) |
| Widowed | 9 (9.8%) | 5 (16.7%) | 2 (6.9%) | 2 (6.1%) |
| Divorced | 8 (8.7%) | 2 (6.7%) | 2 (6.9%) | 4 (12.3%) |
| Psychological Characteristics (mean (SD)) | ||||
| LOT-R Total (SD) | 24.4 (5.7) | 24.8 (5.2) | 23.8 (5.6) | 24.7 (6.4) |
| LOT-R Optimism | 12.5 (3.0) | 12.7 (2.5) | 12.4 (2.8) | 12.7 (3.7) |
| LOT-R Pessimism | 11.9 (3.5) | 12.1 (3.6) | 11.3 (3.6) | 12.3 (3.5) |
| HADS Total | 11.6 (6.9) | 11.6 (6.8) | 9.2 (5.1) | 13.8 (7.9) |
| HADS Anxiety | 6.7 (4.5) | 6.6 (4.8) | 4.9 (2.9) | 8.3 (4.9) |
| HADS Depression | 5.0 (3.4) | 5.1 (3.0) | 4.3 (2.8) | 5.5 (4.2) |
| PANAS Positive Affect | 34.9 (7.8) | 34.0 (8.0) | 33.9 (6.5) | 36.5 (8.6) |
HADS = Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale;
LOT-R = Life Orientation Test-Revised;
PANAS = Positive and Negative Affect Schedule;
SD = Standard Deviation