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Table 2 Baseline characteristics for study participants

From: Recovering together: building resiliency in dyads of stroke patients and their caregivers at risk for chronic emotional distress; a feasibility study

  Intervention (RT) n = 7 Control (MEUC) n = 9 Total N = 16
M(SD), range M(SD), range M(SD), range
Patient characteristics
 Age 56.7 (16.9), 35–82 51.7 (18.5), 21–83 53.9 (17.4), 21–83
N (%) N (%) N (%)
 Gender-women 4 (57.1) 5 (55.6) 9 (56.3)
Race
 White 6 (85.7) 8 (88.9) 14 (87.5)
 Asian 1 (14.3) 1 (11.1) 2 (12.5)
Marital status
 Single, never married 0 (0.0) 2 (22.2) 2 (12.5)
 Married/ civil union 5 (71.4) 6 (66.7) 11 (68.8)
 Living with partner 0 (0.0) 1 (11.1) 1 (6.3)
 Divorced/ Separated 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Widowed 2 (28.6) 0 (0.0) 2 (12.5)
 Other 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0
Work status
 Student (full/ part time) 1 (14.3) 0 (0.0) 1 (6.3)
 Unemployed 0 (0.0) 1 (11.1) 1 (6.3)
 Retired 2 (28.6) 1 (11.1) 3 (18.8)
 Homemaker 0(0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Employed full-time 3 (42.9) 4 (44.4) 7 (43.8)
 Employed part-time 1 (14.3) 1 (11.1) 2 (12.5)
 Other 0 (0.0) 2 (22.2) 2 (22.2)
Education
 Some high school (< 12) 1 (14.3) 0 (0.0) 1 (6.3)
 High school diploma (12) 1 (14.3) 1 (11.1) 2 (12.5)
 Some college/Associates 4 (57.1) 2 (22.2) 6 (37.5)
 4-year college 1 (14.3) 3 (33.3) 4 (25.0)
 Graduate/ Professional 0 (0.0) 3 (33.3) 3 (18.8)
History of psych conditions
 None 4 (57.1) 7 (77.8) 11 (68.8)
 Depression 2 (28.6) 2 (22.2) 4 (25.0)
 Anxiety 3 (42.9) 2 (22.2) 5 (31.3)
 PTSD 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Other 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Caregiver characteristics
 Age 49.57 (9.54), 34–63 48.33 (11.94), 27–60 48.88 (10.62), 27–63
N (%) N (%) N (%)
Relationship to patient
 Spouse/partner 5 (71.4) 5 (55.6) 10 (62.5)
 Child 2 (28.6) 2 (22.2) 4 (25.0)
 Parent 0 (0.0) 1 (11.1) 1 (6.3)
 Sibling 0 (0.0) 1 (11.1) 1 (6.3)
Gender-women 5 (71.4) 7 (77.8) 12 (75.0)
Race
 White 6 (85.7) 7 (77.8) 13 (81.3)
 Asian 1 (14.3) 1 (11.1) 2 (12.5)
 More than 1 race 0 (0.0) 1 (11.1) 1 (6.3)
Work status
 Unemployed 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Retired 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Homemaker 1 (14.3) 0 (0.0) 1 (6.3)
 Employed full-time 5 (71.4) 6 (66.7) 11 (68.8)
 Employed part-time 1 (14.3) 0 (0.0) 1 (6.3)
 Other 0 (0.0) 3 (33.3) 3 (18.8)
Education
 Less than high school (< 12) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 High school diploma (12) 2 (28.6) 0 (0.0) 2 (12.5)
 Some college/ Associates 1 (14.3) 2 (22.2) 3 (18.8)
 4-year college 4 (57.1) 6 (66.7) 10 (62.5)
 Graduate/ Professional 0 (0.0) 1 (11.1) 1 (6.3)
History of psych conditions
 None 3 (42.9) 5 (55.6) 8 (50.0)
 Depression 3 (42.9) 2 (22.2) 5 (31.3)
 Anxiety 3 (42.9) 2 (22.2) 5 (31.3)
 PTSD 2 (28.6) 0 (0.0) 2 (12.5)
 Other 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
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