Table 1 Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of patients and caregivers in the PROTECT trial by study group (N = 216)
Characteristics | Control | Intervention | P |
|---|---|---|---|
Patient demographics | |||
 Age, mean (SD), years | 59.8 (12.4) | 58.8 (12.1) | .58 |
 Gender, n (%) |  |  | .58 |
  Male | 49 (45.4) | 45 (41.7) |  |
  Female | 59 (54.6) | 63 (58.3) |  |
Clinical data | |||
 Type of Cancer, n (%) |  |  | .21 |
  Solid | 92 (85.2) | 98 (90.7) |  |
  Haematological | 16 (14.8) | 10 (9.3) |  |
 Treatment regimen, n (%) |  |  | .85 |
  Chemotherapy | 40 (37.0) | 42 (38.9) |  |
  Radiotherapy | 38 (35.2) | 34 (31.5) |  |
  Chemo/Radio combined | 30 (27.8) | 32 (29.6) |  |
Caregiver demographics | |||
 Age, mean (SD), years | 56.3 (14.2) | 57.2 (11.6) | .59 |
 Gender, n (%) |  |  | .27 |
  Male | 42 (38.9) | 50 (46.3) |  |
  Female | 66 (61.1) | 58 (53.7) |  |
 Indigeneity- Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander, n (%) |  |  | – |
  Yes | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |  |
  No | 104 (100.0) | 92 (100.0) |  |
 Country of birth, n (%) |  |  | .46 |
  Australia | 84 (80.8) | 83 (84.7) |  |
  Other | 20 (19.2) | 15 (15.3) |  |
 Lives with patient, n (%) |  |  | .85 |
  Yes | 90 (83.3) | 91 (84.3) |  |
  No | 18 (16.7) | 17 (15.7) |  |
 Relationship to patient, n (%) |  |  | .87 |
  Spouse/partner | 85 (78.7) | 86 (79.6) |  |
  Other (e.g. parent, adult child, friend) | 23 (21.3) | 22 (20.4) |  |
 Household size, mean (SD) |  |  |  |
  Number of people ≥18 years | 2.2 (0.7) | 2.2 (0.7) | .85 |
  Number of people <18 years | 0.4 (0.9) | 0.4 (0.9) | .88 |
  Total household size | 2.6 (1.1) | 2.6 (1.2) | .81 |
 Education status, n (%) |  |  | .85 |
  Primary/secondary school | 48 (44.9) | 47 (43.5) |  |
  Certificate/Diploma | 27 (25.2) | 25 (23.1) |  |
  University Degree | 32 (29.9) | 36 (33.3) |  |