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) |  |