Table 2.
Dyad Descriptive Data*
| Variable | CGa (n=13) | PTb (n=13) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| %(n) | Mean(SD) | Range | %(n) | Mean(SD) | Range | |
| Female | 77(10) | 46(6) | ||||
| Age | 68.2(7.4) | 55–78 | 63.2(13.0) | 31–78 | ||
| Time caregiving (months) | 28.8(52.9) | 1–168 | ||||
| Race | ||||||
| White | 77(10) | 77(10) | ||||
| African American | 15(2) | 23(3) | ||||
| Other | 8(1) | 0 | ||||
| Educational Attainment | ||||||
| Less than high school/HS/GED | 15(2) | 23(3) | ||||
| Some coll/trade/assoc | 24(3) | 16(2) | ||||
| College degree | 31(4) | 15(2) | ||||
| Some grad/grad | 31(4) | 46(6) | ||||
| Employment Status | ||||||
| Full-time | 8(1) | 15(2) | ||||
| Not currently working | 8(1) | 8(1) | ||||
| Retired | 77(10) | 62(8) | ||||
| On disability | 0 | 8(1) | ||||
| Other | 8(1) | 8(1) | ||||
| Marital Status | ||||||
| Never Married | 0 | 23(3) | ||||
| Married | 77(10) | 69(9) | ||||
| Divorced/separated | 8(1) | 0 | ||||
| Widowed | 15(2) | 8(1) | ||||
| Perceived Incomec | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | 17(2) | ||||
| 2 | 8(1) | 17(2) | ||||
| 3 | 33(4) | 8(1) | ||||
| 4 | 58(7) | 58(7) | ||||
| Relationship to Patient | ||||||
| Spouse | 69(9) | |||||
| Sibling | 8(1) | |||||
| Parent | 15(2) | |||||
| Friend | 8(1) | |||||
Note.
*
Only includes those caregivers who completed all interviews and are basis of qualitative data analysis, any percentages over 100 are due to rounding,
a
CG = Caregiver;
b
PT = Patient;
c
1= You are having difficulty paying the bills, no matter what you do, 2=You have money to pay the bills, but only because you have cut back on things, 3= You have enough money to pay the bills, but little spare money to buy extra or special things, 4= After paying the bills, you still have enough money for special things you want