Table 2.

Characteristics of patients and CarePartners by assigned group from latent class analysis model.

Patient and CarePartner Characteristics	Group 1: Collaborative (n=102)	Group 2: Avoidant (n=33)	Group 3: Distant (n=35)	Group 4: Antagonistic (n=31)
Variables included in LCA Model
Close relationship (patient-reported)	97%	88%	60%	77%
Patient usually feels at least 1 negative emotion when talking to CP	38%	42%	29%	90%
CP reports regular strain in at least 1 area	15%	30%	6%	26%
Important to talk with CP about HF	95%	55%	71%	87%
Would like to talk more with CP about HF	47%	67%	49%	65%
Difficult to talk with CP about HF	6%	47%	0%	13%
Patient doesn’t want to be asked questions about HF	3%	36%	0%	29%
Patient mostly/always is frustrated when discussing HF	0%	6%	3%	45%
Patient mostly/always finds discussing HF depressing	0%	18%	0%	45%
CP doesn’t want to ask too many questions about HF	2%	18%	0%	6%
CP mostly/always is frustrated when discussing HF	0%	3%	0%	19%
CP mostly/always finds discussing HF depressing	2%	9%	0%	23%
Talk ≥2x/week (patient-reported)	93%	61%	0%	84%
See in person ≥2x/week (patient-reported)	76%	27%	11%	84%
Other Patient Characteristics
Male	99%	97%	100%	100%
Married	58%	64%	66%	55%
Employed	14%	18%	20%	3%
Depressed (CES-D ≥10)	46%	61%	34%	74%
Other CarePartner Characteristics
Male	31%	41%	23%	32%
Married	70%	78%	62%	58%
Employed	30%	36%	23%	58%
Depressed (CES-D ≥10)	12%	15%	6%	16%
CP is patient’s child	59%	73%	63%	65%
CP is another relative of patient	20%	21%	29%	19%
CP is not related to patient	24%	6%	9%	16%
Hours/week providing care to patient, mean (SD)	9.0 (20)	4.7 (17)	1.8 (3)	11.0 (19)
Hours/week providing phone support to patient, mean (SD)	6.2 (19)	2.8 (5)	6.0 (17)	3.3 (4)