Table 3.
Baseline Demographics for Comparative and Validation Studies
| Comparative study | Validation study | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naive (n = 8) | Experienced (n = 8) | First responders (n = 15) | Experienced caregivers (n = 15) | Naive caregivers (n = 30) | Naive adolescent caregivers (n = 15) | |
| Age, yearsa | 35.5 ± 14.9 | 37.4 ± 11.5 | 38.0 ± 12.5 | 49.5 ± 8.4 | 40.3 ± 14.5 | 14.7 ± 0.5 |
| Age range | 19–58 | 20–55 | 24–64 | 35–69 | 18–67 | 12–17 |
| Female, n (%) | 4 (50) | 5 (62) | 7 (47) | 10 (67) | 15 (50) | 6 (40) |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | ||||||
| Asian | 2 (25.0) | 2 (25.0) | 1 (6.7) | 4 (27.0) | 7 (23.0) | 2 (13.0) |
| Caucasian | 2 (25.0) | 5 (62.5) | 11 (73.2) | 8 (53.0) | 9 (30.0) | 7 (47.0) |
| Hispanic | 3 (37.5) | 0 | 1 (6.7) | 2 (13.0) | 8 (27.0) | 3 (20.0) |
| Pacific Islander | 1 (12.5) | 0 | 1 (6.7) | 0 | 3 (10.0) | 1 (7.0) |
| Otherb | 0 | 1 (12.5) | 1 (6.7) | 1 (7.0) | 3 (10.0) | 2 (13.0) |
| Education level, n (%) | ||||||
| High school | 4 (50.0) | 1 (12.5) | 1 (6.7) | 0 | 6 (20.0) | NA |
| Associate degree | 0 | 3 (37.5) | 7 (46.6) | 5 (33.3) | 8 (27.0) | NA |
| Bachelor degree | 3 (37.5) | 2 (25.0) | 4 (26.7) | 5 (33.3) | 15 (50.0) | NA |
| Master's degree | 1 (12.5) | 2 (25.0) | 3 (20.0) | 4 (26.7) | 1 (3.0) | NA |
| Professional degree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (6.7) | 0 | NA |
a
Mean ± standard deviation
b
Other = African American (4), East Indian (3), Persian (1)
NA, not applicable; all adolescent caregivers were in Grades 6 to 11