Table 1. Demographic Characteristics of Caregiver Participants.
| Characteristic | No. (%) | Effect size, da | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention (n = 82) | Usual care (n = 76) | ||
| Age, mean (SD), y | 58.2 (12.4) | 57.6 (10.8) | 0.06 |
| Sex | |||
| Female | 73 (89.0) | 62 (81.6) | 0.21 |
| Male | 9 (11.0) | 14 (18.4) | |
| Race | |||
| White | 32 (39.0) | 38 (50.0) | 0.13 |
| African American | 46 (56.1) | 36 (47.4) | |
| Other | 3 (3.6) | 2 (2.6) | |
| Missing or no response | 1 (1.2) | 0 | |
| Marital status | |||
| Married or living with partner | 57 (69.5) | 55 (72.4) | 0.11 |
| Never married | 9 (11.0) | 12 (15.8) | |
| Divorced or separated | 9 (11.0) | 6 (7.9) | |
| Widowed | 7 (8.5) | 3 (3.9) | |
| Education | |||
| Less than high school graduate | 7 (8.5) | 7 (9.2) | 0.16 |
| High school or General Education Development | 23 (28) | 19 (25.0) | |
| Some college or technical school | 40 (48.8) | 30 (39.5) | |
| College graduate or above | 12 (14.6) | 20 (26.3) | |
| Employment status | |||
| Full or part time | 25 (30.5) | 30 (39.5) | 0.11 |
| Retired | 33 (40.2) | 27 (35.5) | |
| Not employed | 5 (6.1) | 4 (5.3) | |
| Disability | 19 (23.2) | 15 (19.7) | |
| Religious affiliation | |||
| Protestant | 75 (91.5) | 70 (92.1) | 0.05 |
| Catholic | 1 (1.2) | 2 (2.6) | |
| None | 2 (2.4) | 1 (1.3) | |
| Other | 2 (2.4) | 3 (3.9) | |
| Missing or no response | 2 (2.4) | 0 | |
| Relationship to patient | |||
| Spouse or partner | 53 (64.6) | 50 (65.8) | 0.16 |
| Parent | 16 (19.5) | 8 (10.5) | |
| Other | 13 (15.9) | 18 (23.6) | |
| Time spent providing care, d/wk | |||
| ≤1 | 4 (4.9) | 7 (9.2) | 0.11 |
| 2-3 | 8 (9.8) | 10 (13.2) | |
| 4-5 | 11 (13.4) | 5 (6.6) | |
| 6 | 2 (2.4) | 3 (3.9) | |
| Every day | 57 (69.5) | 51 (67.1) | |
| Time spent providing care, h/d | |||
| <1 | 9 (11.0) | 8 (10.5) | 0.03 |
| 1-2 | 12 (14.6) | 16 (21.1) | |
| 3-4 | 18 (22.0) | 20 (26.3) | |
| 5-6 | 12 (14.6) | 10 (13.2) | |
| 7-8 | 12 (14.6) | 9 (11.8) | |
| >8 | 18 (22.0) | 12 (15.8) | |
| Missing or no response | 1 (1.2) | 1 (1.3) | |
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For continuous variables, Cohen d is the between-group mean difference divided by the pooled standard deviation; for categorical variables, d equivalent is computed as a transformation of a P value and sample size.