Table 3.
Caregiver Engagement in Symptom Assessment at Study Baseline and Follow-Up
| Level of agreement with the following statements, mean (SD)a |
pb | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | Follow-up | ||
| Assessing patients' symptoms is important | 4.8 (0.4) | 5.0 (0) | 0.16 |
| Assessing patients' symptoms can help with their quality of life | 4.6 (0.7) | 4.8 (0.4) | 0.59 |
| Caregivers should be trained to assess patients' symptoms | 4.5 (0.7) | 4.9 (0.3) | 0.046 |
| Know who to contact if patients are having severe symptoms | 4.8 (0.4) | 4.8 (0.4) | 1.0 |
| Confident in ability to assess and track patients' symptoms | 4.3 (0.7) | 4.6 (0.7) | 0.18 |
| Overall engagement score | 4.6 (0.3) | 4.8 (0.3) | 0.09 |
a
Measured on an ordinal response scale (range 1–5; 5 signifying highest level of agreement).
b
Wilcoxon signed rank test comparing baseline and follow-up.