TABLE 5.
Symptom severity on measures of affect and well-being by Caregiver Vigilance and Emotional Suppression impairment categoriesa
| Caregiver Vigilance | Emotional Suppression | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimpaired (n = 131), % | Impaired (n = 34), % | χ2 | Nonimpaired (n = 138), % | Impaired (n = 27), % | χ2 | |
| Negative Affect | ||||||
| PROMIS Depression | 0.74 | 4.08b | ||||
| Nonimpaired | 76.2 | 68.8 | 77.8 | 59.3 | ||
| Impaired | 23.8 | 31.2 | 22.2 | 40.7 | ||
| PROMIS Anger | 2.63 | 1.29 | ||||
| Nonimpaired | 74.8 | 60.6 | 73.7 | 63.0 | ||
| Impaired | 25.2 | 39.4 | 26.3 | 37.0 | ||
| NIHTB Perceived Stress | 2.88 | 2.79 | ||||
| Nonimpaired | 75.4 | 60.6 | 75.0 | 59.3 | ||
| Impaired | 24.6 | 39.4 | 25.0 | 40.7 | ||
| TBI-CareQOL Caregiver-Specific Anxiety | 13.25b | 7.79b | ||||
| Nonimpaired | 74.1 | 41.2 | 71.9 | 44.4 | ||
| Impaired | 25.9 | 58.8 | 28.1 | 55.6 | ||
| Positive Affect | ||||||
| Neuro-QOL Positive Affect and Well-being | 0.73 | 1.39 | ||||
| Nonimpaired | 94.7 | 90.6 | 94.9 | 88.9 | ||
| Impaired | 5.3 | 9.4 | 5.2 | 11.1 | ||
| TBI-QOL Resilience | 0.00 | 1.18 | ||||
| Nonimpaired | 84.7 | 84.4 | 86.0 | 77.9 | ||
| Impaired | 15.3 | 15.6 | 14.0 | 22.2 | ||
| NIHTB Self-efficacy | 1.21 | 0.00 | ||||
| Nonimpaired | 83.2 | 90.9 | 84.7 | 85.2 | ||
| Impaired | 16.8 | 9.1 | 15.3 | 14.8 | ||
| NIHTB General Life | 0.59 | 5.84b | ||||
| Satisfaction | ||||||
| Nonimpaired | 83.9 | 78.1 | 85.9 | 66.7 | ||
| Impaired | 16.1 | 21.9 | 14.1 | 33.3 | ||
Abbreviations: χ2, chi-squared statistic; GAD, General Anxiety Disorder 7-item; NIHTB, National Institutes of Health Toolbox; PROMIS, Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System; QOL, quality of life; TBI, traumatic brain injury.
a
Impairment is defined as scores 1 SD higher (for Negative Affect) or lower (for Positive Affect) than 50. GAD-7 and Family Resilience Scale for Veterans are not on a T-metric and thus were not included in this analysis.
b
P < 05.