Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of caregivers, patient cancer type, and study arm
| Variables | Caregivers (n = 411) |
|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD, range), yr | 66.5 (12.5–26–92) |
| Gender, % | |
| Male | 101 (25.6) |
| Female | 310 (75.4) |
| Marital status, a % | |
| Married | 335 (81.5) |
| Other | 76 (18.5) |
| Race, % | |
| Non‐Hispanic White | 369 (89.8) |
| Non‐White | 42 (10.2) |
| Education, % | |
| Some college or above | 263 (64.0) |
| High school graduate | 118 (28.7) |
| < High school | 30 (7.3) |
| Annual household income, a % | |
| > $50,000 | 178 (43.4) |
| ≤ $50,000 | 151 (36.8) |
| Decline to answer | 81 (19.7) |
| Patient cancer type a | |
| Breast | 44 (10.7) |
| Gastrointestinal | 94 (22.9) |
| Genitourinary | 58 (14.2) |
| Lung | 105 (25.6) |
| Other | 109 (26.6) |
| Study arm | |
| Intervention | 229 (55.7) |
| Usual care | 182 (44.3) |
a
One patient had missing data.