Table 4 Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of patients and caregivers in the PROTECT trial: Comparison of dyads including caregivers at risk of depression with those not at risk (n = 215a)
Characteristics | Caregivers not at risk (n = 147) | Caregivers at risk (n = 68) | P |
|---|---|---|---|
Patient demographics | |||
 Age, mean (SD), years | 59.6 (12.3) | 58.3 (12.1) | .47 |
 Gender, n (%) |  |  | .18 |
  Male | 59 (40.1) | 34 (50.0) |  |
  Female | 88 (59.9) | 34 (50.0) |  |
Clinical data | |||
 Type of Cancer, n (%) |  |  | .42 |
  Solid | 131 (89.1) | 58 (85.3) |  |
  Haematological | 16 (10.9) | 10 (14.7) |  |
 Treatment regimen, n (%) |  |  | .74 |
  Chemotherapy | 55 (37.4) | 27 (39.7) |  |
  Radiotherapy | 51 (34.7) | 20 (29.4) |  |
 Chemo/Radio combined | 41 (27.9) | 21 (30.9) |  |
Caregiver demographics | |||
 Age, mean (SD), years | 58.4 (12.8) | 52.9 (12.5) | .003 |
 Gender, n (%) |  |  | .36 |
  Male | 66 (44.9) | 26 (38.2) |  |
  Female | 81 (55.1) | 42 (61.8) |  |
 Indigeneity- Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander, n (%) |  |  | – |
  Yes | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |  |
  No | 147 (100.0) | 68 (100.0) |  |
 Country of birth, n (%) |  |  | .51 |
  Australia | 114 (81.4) | 52 (85.2) |  |
  Other | 26 (18.6) | 9 (14.8) |  |
 Lives with patient, n (%) |  |  | .41 |
  Yes | 121 (82.3) | 59 (86.8) |  |
  No | 26 (17.7) | 9 (13.2) |  |
 Relationship to patient, n (%) |  |  | .93 |
  Spouse/partner | 116 (78.9) | 54 (79.4) |  |
  Other (i.e. parent, adult child, friend) | 31 (21.1) | 14 (20.6) |  |
 Household size, mean (SD) |  |  |  |
  Number of people ≥18 years | 2.2 (0.8) | 2.3 (0.7) | .35 |
  Number of people <18 years | 0.4 (0.7) | 0.6 (1.1) | .10 |
  Total household size | 2.5 (1.0) | 2.9 (1.3) | .04 |
 Education status, n (%) |  |  | .06 |
  Primary/secondary school | 70 (47.6) | 24 (35.8) |  |
  Certificate/Diploma | 29 (19.7) | 23 (34.3) |  |
  University Degree | 48 (32.7) | 20 (29.9) |  |