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Table 3 –Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of patients and caregivers in the PROTECT trial by study group: Dyads including caregivers at risk of depression (n = 68)
| Characteristics | Control | Intervention | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patient demographics | |||
| Age, mean (SD), years | 59.1 (12.9) | 57.7 (11.6) | .63 |
| Gender, n (%) | .81 | ||
| Male | 15 (48.4) | 19 (51.4) | |
| Female | 16 (51.6) | 18 (48.6) | |
| Clinical data | |||
| Type of Cancer, n (%) | .09 | ||
| Solid | 24 (77.4) | 34 (91.9) | |
| Haematological | 7 (22.6) | 3 (8.1) | |
| Treatment regimen, n (%) | .17 | ||
| Chemotherapy | 14 (45.2) | 13 (35.1) | |
| Radiotherapy | 11 (35.5) | 9 (24.3) | |
| Chemo/Radio combined | 6 (19.4) | 15 (40.5) | |
| Caregiver demographics | |||
| Age, mean (SD), years | 53.6 (12.9) | 52.3 (12.3) | .67 |
| Gender, n (%) | .67 | ||
| Male | 11 (35.5) | 15 (40.5) | |
| Female | 20 (64.5) | 22 (59.5) | |
| Indigeneity- Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander, n (%) | – | ||
| Yes | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| No | 31 (100.0) | 37 (100.0) | |
| Country of birth, n (%) | .21 | ||
| Australia | 23 (79.3) | 29 (90.6) | |
| Other | 6 (20.7) | 3 (9.4) | |
| Lives with patient, n (%) | .52 | ||
| Yes | 26 (83.9) | 33 (89.2) | |
| No | 5 (16.1) | 4 (10.8) | |
| Relationship to patient, n (%) | .33 | ||
| Spouse/partner | 23 (74.2) | 31 (83.8) | |
| Other (e.g. parent, adult child, friend) | 8 (25.8) | 6 (16.2) | |
| Household size, mean (SD) | |||
| Number of people ≥18 years | 2.3 (0.8) | 2.2 (0.6) | .65 |
| Number of people <18 years | 0.6 (1.0) | 0.6 (1.2) | .97 |
| Total household size | 2.9 (1.3) | 2.8 (1.3) | .84 |
| Education status, n (%) | .99 | ||
| Primary/secondary school | 11 (36.7) | 13 (35.1) | |
| Certificate/Diploma | 10 (33.3) | 13 (35.1) | |
| University Degree | 9 (30.0) | 11 (39.7) | |
