Table 1.
Comparison of Baseline Demographic Characteristics and Health Status Measures of Patients and Caregivers.
| Patients N = 22 |
Caregivers N = 22 |
Test statistic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| M (SD) | M (SD) | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Age | 66.68 (10.79) | 60.95 (9.78) | t = 1.45 |
| Years of education | 14.23 (3.28) | 14.39 (2.79) | t = .174 |
| Total number of comorbidities | 6.46 (2.41) Range = 4–12 |
2.31 (2.44) Range = 0–10 |
t =5.677** |
| Number of hours worked | 28.00 (21.89) | 23.78 (12.18) | t = −.506 |
| Interference in ability to do daily non-work activities (e.g., housecleaning or shopping) | 5.76 (3.27) | 2.65 (2.94) | t = 3.055* |
| Patient activation | 61.35 (13.82) | 65.07 (12.76) | t = .928 |
| f (%) | f (%) | ||
| Gender | |||
| Female | 8 (36%) | 15 (68%) | X2 = .3367 |
| Male | 14 (64%) | 7 (32%) | |
| Race | |||
| Caucasian | 22 | 22 | |
| Employment | |||
| Yes | 9 (41%) | 11 (50%) | |
| No | 13 (59%) | 11 (50%) | |
| Marital Status | |||
| Married | 20 (91%) | ||
| Not married | 2 (9%) | ||
| Caregiver relationship to patient | |||
| Spouse | 20 (91%) | ||
| Family member | 2 (9%) | ||
| Health status measures | |||
| EQ-5D index | .685 (.203) | .865 (.086) | t = 3.818* |
| EQ-5D VAS | 65.90 (18.59) | 80.57 (13.17) | t = 2.95* |
| Anxiety | 54.81 (7.39) | 52.86 (7.13) | t = −.880 |
| Depression | 55.13 (8.83) | 49.24 (6.27) | t = −1.658 |
| Fatigue | 58.63 (8.23) | 49.15 (4.74) | t = −4.599** |
| Physical function | 39.77 (7.22) | 50.41 (7.42) | t = 4.762** |
| Pain interference | 59.23 (10.86) | 49.45 (7.55) | t = −3.276* |
| Sleep disturbance | 54.83 (6.33) | 48.26 (6.39) | t = −3.386* |
| Ability to participate in social roles and activity | 41.64 (6.61) | 49.98 (4.90) | t = 4.064** |
*
p < .01. **p < .001.