Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of analysed caregivers in the DOMUS study, n = 249
| Intervention group n = 134* | Control group n = 115* | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years Mean (SD) | 61 (12) | 62 (13) | |
| Sex n (%) | |||
| Male | 49 (37) | 40 (39) | |
| Female | 85 (63) | 75 (65) | |
| Marital status n (%) | |||
| Married/cohabiting | 123 (92) | 103 (90) | |
| Single | 7 (5) | 7 (6) | |
| Divorced | 1 (2) | 3 (3) | |
| Widow(er) | - | 2 (2) | |
| Missing information | 3 (2) | - | |
| Children n (%) | |||
| Children | 110 (82) | 97 (84) | |
| Living at home** | 27 (20) | 24 (21) | |
| Not living at home** | 86 (64) | 78 (68) | |
| No children | 19 (14) | 17 (15) | |
| Missing information | 5 (3) | 1 (1) | |
| Highest achieved education n (%) | |||
| Element./middle school (9 years) | 14 (10) | 14 (12) | |
| Vocational | 35 (26) | 31 (27) | |
| High school | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | |
| Further education (-4½ years) | 48 (36) | 47 (41) | |
| Higher education (5- years) | 27 (20) | 16 (14) | |
| Missing information | 8 (6) | 5 (4) | |
| Relationship to patient n (%) | |||
| Spouse/partner | 103 (77) | 92 (80) | |
| Son/daughter | 24 (18) | 10 (9) | |
| Other | 7 (5) | 13 (11) | |
| Cohabiting with patient n (%) | |||
| Yes | 103 (77) | 91 (79) | |
| No | 25 (19) | 22 (19) | |
| Missing information | 6 (5) | 2 (2) | |
| Length of relationship with patient, years Mean (SD, range) | 38 (15, 5–63) | 38 (16, 2–64) | |
| Missing information | 5 | 3 | |
| Patient’s cancer diagnosis n (%) | |||
| Breast | 5 (4) | 7 (6) | |
| CNS | 16 (12) | 21 (18) | |
| Connective tissue | 5 (4) | 8 (7) | |
| Female genitalia | 18 (13) | 13 (11) | |
| Head and neck | 6 (5) | 9 (8) | |
| Lower gastrointestinal | 15 (11) | 13 (11) | |
| Lung | 28 (21) | 25 (22) | |
| Other | 11 (8) | 1 (1) | |
| Prostate | 17 (13) | 5 (4) | |
| Upper gastrointestinal | 13 (10) | 13 (11) | |
| Performance status n (%) | |||
| 0–1 | 68 (51) | 59 (51) | |
| 2–3 | 66 (49) | 56 (49) | |
| Baseline anxiety symptoms Mean (SD) | 1.00 (0.66) | 0.94 (0.66) | |
| % scoring above cut-off | 28 | 27 | |
| Baseline depression symptoms Mean (SD) | 0.84 (0.69) | 0.80 (0.64) | |
| % scoring above cut-off | 24 | 23 | |
*Some percentages do not add up to 100 due to rounding.
**Categories are not exclusive