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. 2022 Jun 16;47(3):175–183. doi: 10.1093/hsw/hlac014

Table 1:

Patient and Family Caregiver Characteristics

First Follow-Up
Second Follow-Up
Patient (n = 14)
Family (n = 20)
Patient (n = 11)
Family (n = 13)
Characteristic n (%) M (SD) n (%) M (SD) n (%) M (SD) n (%) M (SD)
Gender
 Male 11 (79) 4 (20) 9 (82) 2 (15)
Age (years) 38 (12.00) 59 (8.48) 40 (13.03) 61 (7.82)
Marital status
 Single, never married 12 (86) 0 9 (82) 0
 Married or partnered 1 (7) 15 (75) 1 (9) 9 (69)
 Separated, divorced, or widowed 1 (7) 5 (25) 1 (9) 4 (31)
Education, years 11.50 (1.65) 7.13 (4.03) 11.55 (1.51) 5.58 (3.14)
Length of illness, yearsa 16.38 (11.72) 20.20 (12.18)
Family relation to patient
 Mother 12 (60) 9 (69)
 Father 3 (15) 2 (15)
 Spouse 2 (10) 0
 Otherb 3 (15) 2 (16)
Country of birth
 United States 8 (57) 1 (5) 6 (55) 0
 Mexico 4 (29) 18 (90) 4 (36) 12 (92)
 El Salvador 2 (14) 1 (5) 1 (9) 1 (8)
Interview language
 English 8 (57) 2 (10) 8 (73) 2 (15)
 Spanish 6 (43) 18 (90) 3 (27) 11 (85)
a

Data missing for one patient in first and second follow-up.

b

Aunt, daughter, or grandmother.