TABLE 1.
Demographics for caregivers of SMVs
| N = 165 | |
|---|---|
| Age | |
| Mean (SD) | 43.7 (13.3) |
| Gender, % | |
| Male | 6.0 |
| Female | 94.0 |
| Race, % | |
| White | 84.9 |
| Black | 6.0 |
| Other | 9.1 |
| Ethnicity, % | |
| Not Hispanic/Latino | 89.7 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 11.1 |
| Education, % | |
| Less than high school/GED | 5.0 |
| High school | 9.0 |
| Some college | 47.6 |
| Bachelor’s or higher | 38.4 |
| Years in caregiving role | |
| Mean (SD) | 7.2 (3.4) |
| Relationship to person with injury, % | |
| Spouse/partner | 72.9 |
| Parent | 19.9 |
| Other family | 4.8 |
| Other | 2.4 |
| Age of SMV | |
| Mean (SD) | 39.7 (10.0) |
| Gender of SMV, % | |
| Male | 96.4 |
| Female | 3.6 |
| How was injury acquired? % | |
| Combat-deployed, combat-related | 54.9 |
| Combat-deployed, non-combat-related | 7.3 |
| Non-combat-deployed, non-combat-related | 6.1 |
| Not deployed at time of injury | 26.8 |
| Not sure of deployment | 4.9 |
| Severity, % | |
| Mild | 1.2 |
| Complicated mild | 2.4 |
| Moderate | 5.4 |
| Severe | 25.9 |
| Penetrating | 8.4 |
| Unknown | 56.6 |
| PROMIS Depression | |
| Mean (SD) | 54.8 (9.3) |
| GAD-7 score | |
| Mean (SD) | 7.2 (5.6) |
| PROMIS Anger | |
| Mean (SD) | 53.7 (10.3) |
| NIHTB Perceived Stress | |
| Mean (SD) | 52.7 (12.1) |
| TBI-CareQOL Caregiver-Specific Anxiety | |
| Mean (SD) | 56.4 (8.1) |
| Neuro-QOL Positive Affect and Well-being | |
| Mean (SD) | 51.1 (6.9) |
| TBI-QOL Resilience | |
| Mean (SD) | 48.7 (8.4) |
| NIHTB Self-efficacy | |
| Mean (SD) | 51.1 (9.9) |
| Family Resilience Scale for Veterans | |
| Mean (SD) | 18.3 (2.8) |
| NIHTB General Life Satisfaction | |
| Mean (SD) | 47.5 (9.5) |
Abbreviations: GAD-7, General Anxiety Disorder 7-item; NIHTB, National Institutes of Health Toolbox; PROMIS, Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System; QOL, quality of life; SMV, service member or veteran; TBI, traumatic brain injury.