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Table 2.

Associations with caregiver-assessed communication

Variable	Level or construct	n	%	Outcome: CCAT			Outcome: CCID
Variable	Level or construct	n	%	Estimate	95% CI	P value	Estimate	95% CI	P value
Patient age	Continuous, y	63	100	−0.003	−0.08-0.08	.94	0.00	−0.02-0.02	.70
Patient sex	Female	22	35	Ref			Ref
	Male	41	65	0.26	−1.89-2.42	.81	0.004	−0.56-0.56	.99
Patient education	Other	19	30	Ref			Ref
	College, professional, or graduate	44	70	−0.11	−2.35-2.13	.92	0.26	−0.32-0.84	.37
Patient income	<$75 000	17	27	Ref			Ref
	≥$75 000	37	59	−0.62	−3.04-1.79	.61	0.11	−0.52-0.75	.72
Patient neurologic illness	No	13	21	Ref			Ref
	Yes	47	78	0.09	−2.49-2.66	.95	−0.42	−1.08-0.24	.21
ECD duration	Continuous, y	63	100	−0.06	−0.27-0.15	.56	−0.02	−0.08-0.03	.40
Patient on treatment	No	14	22	Ref			Ref
	Yes	49	78	2.49	0.10-4.88	.04	−0.12	−0.76-0.52	.71
Patient unmet needs (SCNS)	Met health care service needs	40	63	Ref			Ref
	Unmet health care service needs	21	33	1.77	−0.29-3.82	.09	0.31	−0.25-0.88	.27
	Met psychological and emotional needs	30	48	Ref			Ref
	Unmet psychological and emotional needs	32	51	2.25	0.27-4.23	.03	0.25	−0.29-0.79	.36
	Met physical and daily living needs	42	67	Ref			Ref
	Unmet physical and daily living needs	19	30	1.25	−0.89-3.38	.25	0.30	−0.28-0.89	.30
	Met care and support needs	52	83	Ref			Ref
	Unmet care and support needs	9	14	1.64	−1.17-4.45	.25	0.37	−0.39-1.13	.34
	Met sexual needs	46	73	Ref			Ref
	Unmet sexual needs	14	22	0.28	−2.13-2.69	.82	−0.20	−0.84-0.45	.55
	Met total needs	21	33	Ref			Ref
	Unmet total needs	41	65	1.90	−0.22-4.03	.08	0.11	−0.46-0.68	.71
Patient FACT-Cog	Perceived cognitive impairments	62	98	−0.06	−0.13-0.006	.07	−0.01	−0.03-0.01	.17
	Impact of perceived cognitive impairments	62	98	−0.21	−0.42 to −0.01	.04	−0.05	−0.10-0.00	.053
	Comments from others	62	98	−0.09	−0.48-0.31	.66	−0.02	−0.13-0.08	.64
	Perceived cognitive abilities	62	98	0.009	−0.15-0.17	.91	−0.02	−0.07-0.02	.24
Patient ECDSS	Top 3 symptoms, continuous score	61	97	0.27	−0.10-0.65	.15	0.09	−0.003-0.19	.056
	Top 5 symptoms, continuous score	61	97	0.19	−0.21-0.58	.35	0.09	−0.01-0.19	.09
	Top 3 symptoms: at least 1 not almost constantly	55	87	Ref			Ref
	Top 3 symptoms: all almost constantly	6	10	3.92	0.51-7.33	.03	0.41	−0.50-1.32	.37
	Top 5 symptoms: at least 1 not almost constantly	57	90	Ref			Ref
	Top 5 symptoms: all almost constantly	2	3	7.25	1.69-12.80	.01	0.18	−1.32-1.68	.81
Patient IADL	Continuous score	62	98	−0.34	−0.78-0.10	.13	−0.04	−0.16-0.08	.48
Patient anxiety	Continuous HADS anxiety score	63	100	0.18	−0.10-0.47	.20	0.07	0.00-0.15	.04
Patient depression	Continuous HADS depression score	63	100	0.16	−0.07-0.40	.17	0.04	−0.02-0.10	.20
Patient BPI	Severity construct	62	98	0.44	0.04-0.84	.03	0.10	−0.002-0.21	.055
	Interference construct	61	97	0.24	−0.13-0.61	.20	0.05	−0.04-0.15	.26
	Total	61	97	0.32	−0.07-0.70	.11	0.07	−0.03-0.17	.17
Patient BFI	Severity construct	62	98	0.28	−0.02-0.59	.07	0.14	0.07-0.22	.0002
	Interference construct	62	98	0.22	−0.09-0.54	.17	0.10	0.02-0.18	.01
	Total	62	98	0.26	−0.06-0.58	.11	0.12	0.04-0.20	.003
Caregiver age	Continuous, y	63	100	−0.006	−0.09-0.08	.89	−0.01	−0.04-0.003	.09
Caregiver sex	Female	48	76	Ref			Ref
	Male	15	24	−0.63	−3.04-1.78	.60	0.26	−0.36-0.89	.40
Caregiver education	Other	15	24	Ref			Ref
	College, professional, or graduate	48	76	1.007	−1.33-3.47	.38	0.47	−0.14-1.09	.13
Caregiver anxiety	Continuous HADS anxiety score	63	100	0.30	0.08-0.52	.009	0.09	0.03-0.14	.002
Caregiver income	<$75 000	21	33	Ref			Ref
	≥$75 000	39	62	−0.007	−2.21-2.20	.99	−0.002	−0.58-0.57	.99
Caregiver depression	Continuous HADS depression score	63	100	0.41	0.19-0.62	.0003	0.08	0.02-0.14	.009
Caregiver unmet needs (SCNS)	Met health care service needs	33	52	Ref			Ref
	Unmet health care service needs	30	48	1.82	−0.18-3.83	.07	0.10	−0.43-0.63	.71
	Met psychological and emotional needs	24	28	Ref			Ref
	Unmet psychological and emotional needs	39	62	1.68	−0.40-3.75	.11	0.22	−0.33-0.77	.42
	Met work and social needs	40	63	Ref			Ref
	Unmet work and social needs	23	37	2.75	0.73-4.77	.008	0.17	−0.39-0.72	.55
	Met informational needs	32	51	Ref			Ref
	Unmet informational needs	31	49	2.32	0.35-4.29	.02	0.27	−0.26-0.80	.31
	Met total needs	15	24	Ref			Ref
	Unmet total needs	48	76	2.29	−0.05-4.63	.06	−0.19	−0.82-0.43	.54
Caregiver Duke-UNC FSSQ	Continuous score	63	100	−0.85	−1.90-0.20	.11	−0.04	−0.32-0.23	.75
Caregiver Loneliness	Continuous score	63	100	0.16	−0.07-0.40	.17	0.05	−0.01-0.11	.12
Caregiver Difficulties in Emotional Regulation	Nonacceptance of emotional response	62	98	0.34	0.14-0.54	.001	0.07	0.02-0.13	.01
	Difficulty engaging in goal-directed behavior	63	100	0.28	−0.0004-0.57	.05	0.10	0.02-0.17	.01
	Impulse control difficulties	63	100	0.44	0.19-0.69	.0008	0.07	0.01-0.14	.04
	Lack of emotional awareness	63	100	0.35	0.17-0.52	.0002	0.09	0.04-0.13	.0003
	Limited access to emotional regulation strategies	63	100	0.49	0.29-0.68	< .0001	0.11	0.05-0.16	.0002
	Lack of emotional clarity	63	100	0.46	0.18-0.73	.001	0.12	0.05-0.19	.0015
	Total	62	98	0.12	0.07-0.17	< .0001	0.03	0.02-0.04	< .0001
Caregiver Burden	Self-esteem	63	100	−0.28	−0.55 to −0.005	.046	−0.07	−0.14-0.003	.06
	Impact on schedule	63	100	0.11	−0.09-0.30	.27	−0.01	−0.06-0.04	.61
	Lack of family support	63	100	0.14	−0.06-0.35	.17	−0.02	−0.08-0.03	.38
	Impact on finances	63	100	0.14	−0.14-0.43	.32	0.09	0.02-0.16	.02
	Impact on health	63	100	0.30	−0.17-0.77	.20	−0.01	−0.13-0.11	.87

Variable	Level or construct	n	%	Outcome: CCAT			Outcome: CCID
Variable	Level or construct	n	%	Estimate	95% CI	P value	Estimate	95% CI	P value
Patient age	Continuous, y	63	100	−0.003	−0.08-0.08	.94	0.00	−0.02-0.02	.70
Patient sex	Female	22	35	Ref			Ref
	Male	41	65	0.26	−1.89-2.42	.81	0.004	−0.56-0.56	.99
Patient education	Other	19	30	Ref			Ref
	College, professional, or graduate	44	70	−0.11	−2.35-2.13	.92	0.26	−0.32-0.84	.37
Patient income	<$75 000	17	27	Ref			Ref
	≥$75 000	37	59	−0.62	−3.04-1.79	.61	0.11	−0.52-0.75	.72
Patient neurologic illness	No	13	21	Ref			Ref
	Yes	47	78	0.09	−2.49-2.66	.95	−0.42	−1.08-0.24	.21
ECD duration	Continuous, y	63	100	−0.06	−0.27-0.15	.56	−0.02	−0.08-0.03	.40
Patient on treatment	No	14	22	Ref			Ref
	Yes	49	78	2.49	0.10-4.88	.04	−0.12	−0.76-0.52	.71
Patient unmet needs (SCNS)	Met health care service needs	40	63	Ref			Ref
	Unmet health care service needs	21	33	1.77	−0.29-3.82	.09	0.31	−0.25-0.88	.27
	Met psychological and emotional needs	30	48	Ref			Ref
	Unmet psychological and emotional needs	32	51	2.25	0.27-4.23	.03	0.25	−0.29-0.79	.36
	Met physical and daily living needs	42	67	Ref			Ref
	Unmet physical and daily living needs	19	30	1.25	−0.89-3.38	.25	0.30	−0.28-0.89	.30
	Met care and support needs	52	83	Ref			Ref
	Unmet care and support needs	9	14	1.64	−1.17-4.45	.25	0.37	−0.39-1.13	.34
	Met sexual needs	46	73	Ref			Ref
	Unmet sexual needs	14	22	0.28	−2.13-2.69	.82	−0.20	−0.84-0.45	.55
	Met total needs	21	33	Ref			Ref
	Unmet total needs	41	65	1.90	−0.22-4.03	.08	0.11	−0.46-0.68	.71
Patient FACT-Cog	Perceived cognitive impairments	62	98	−0.06	−0.13-0.006	.07	−0.01	−0.03-0.01	.17
	Impact of perceived cognitive impairments	62	98	−0.21	−0.42 to −0.01	.04	−0.05	−0.10-0.00	.053
	Comments from others	62	98	−0.09	−0.48-0.31	.66	−0.02	−0.13-0.08	.64
	Perceived cognitive abilities	62	98	0.009	−0.15-0.17	.91	−0.02	−0.07-0.02	.24
Patient ECDSS	Top 3 symptoms, continuous score	61	97	0.27	−0.10-0.65	.15	0.09	−0.003-0.19	.056
	Top 5 symptoms, continuous score	61	97	0.19	−0.21-0.58	.35	0.09	−0.01-0.19	.09
	Top 3 symptoms: at least 1 not almost constantly	55	87	Ref			Ref
	Top 3 symptoms: all almost constantly	6	10	3.92	0.51-7.33	.03	0.41	−0.50-1.32	.37
	Top 5 symptoms: at least 1 not almost constantly	57	90	Ref			Ref
	Top 5 symptoms: all almost constantly	2	3	7.25	1.69-12.80	.01	0.18	−1.32-1.68	.81
Patient IADL	Continuous score	62	98	−0.34	−0.78-0.10	.13	−0.04	−0.16-0.08	.48
Patient anxiety	Continuous HADS anxiety score	63	100	0.18	−0.10-0.47	.20	0.07	0.00-0.15	.04
Patient depression	Continuous HADS depression score	63	100	0.16	−0.07-0.40	.17	0.04	−0.02-0.10	.20
Patient BPI	Severity construct	62	98	0.44	0.04-0.84	.03	0.10	−0.002-0.21	.055
	Interference construct	61	97	0.24	−0.13-0.61	.20	0.05	−0.04-0.15	.26
	Total	61	97	0.32	−0.07-0.70	.11	0.07	−0.03-0.17	.17
Patient BFI	Severity construct	62	98	0.28	−0.02-0.59	.07	0.14	0.07-0.22	.0002
	Interference construct	62	98	0.22	−0.09-0.54	.17	0.10	0.02-0.18	.01
	Total	62	98	0.26	−0.06-0.58	.11	0.12	0.04-0.20	.003
Caregiver age	Continuous, y	63	100	−0.006	−0.09-0.08	.89	−0.01	−0.04-0.003	.09
Caregiver sex	Female	48	76	Ref			Ref
	Male	15	24	−0.63	−3.04-1.78	.60	0.26	−0.36-0.89	.40
Caregiver education	Other	15	24	Ref			Ref
	College, professional, or graduate	48	76	1.007	−1.33-3.47	.38	0.47	−0.14-1.09	.13
Caregiver anxiety	Continuous HADS anxiety score	63	100	0.30	0.08-0.52	.009	0.09	0.03-0.14	.002
Caregiver income	<$75 000	21	33	Ref			Ref
	≥$75 000	39	62	−0.007	−2.21-2.20	.99	−0.002	−0.58-0.57	.99
Caregiver depression	Continuous HADS depression score	63	100	0.41	0.19-0.62	.0003	0.08	0.02-0.14	.009
Caregiver unmet needs (SCNS)	Met health care service needs	33	52	Ref			Ref
	Unmet health care service needs	30	48	1.82	−0.18-3.83	.07	0.10	−0.43-0.63	.71
	Met psychological and emotional needs	24	28	Ref			Ref
	Unmet psychological and emotional needs	39	62	1.68	−0.40-3.75	.11	0.22	−0.33-0.77	.42
	Met work and social needs	40	63	Ref			Ref
	Unmet work and social needs	23	37	2.75	0.73-4.77	.008	0.17	−0.39-0.72	.55
	Met informational needs	32	51	Ref			Ref
	Unmet informational needs	31	49	2.32	0.35-4.29	.02	0.27	−0.26-0.80	.31
	Met total needs	15	24	Ref			Ref
	Unmet total needs	48	76	2.29	−0.05-4.63	.06	−0.19	−0.82-0.43	.54
Caregiver Duke-UNC FSSQ	Continuous score	63	100	−0.85	−1.90-0.20	.11	−0.04	−0.32-0.23	.75
Caregiver Loneliness	Continuous score	63	100	0.16	−0.07-0.40	.17	0.05	−0.01-0.11	.12
Caregiver Difficulties in Emotional Regulation	Nonacceptance of emotional response	62	98	0.34	0.14-0.54	.001	0.07	0.02-0.13	.01
	Difficulty engaging in goal-directed behavior	63	100	0.28	−0.0004-0.57	.05	0.10	0.02-0.17	.01
	Impulse control difficulties	63	100	0.44	0.19-0.69	.0008	0.07	0.01-0.14	.04
	Lack of emotional awareness	63	100	0.35	0.17-0.52	.0002	0.09	0.04-0.13	.0003
	Limited access to emotional regulation strategies	63	100	0.49	0.29-0.68	< .0001	0.11	0.05-0.16	.0002
	Lack of emotional clarity	63	100	0.46	0.18-0.73	.001	0.12	0.05-0.19	.0015
	Total	62	98	0.12	0.07-0.17	< .0001	0.03	0.02-0.04	< .0001
Caregiver Burden	Self-esteem	63	100	−0.28	−0.55 to −0.005	.046	−0.07	−0.14-0.003	.06
	Impact on schedule	63	100	0.11	−0.09-0.30	.27	−0.01	−0.06-0.04	.61
	Lack of family support	63	100	0.14	−0.06-0.35	.17	−0.02	−0.08-0.03	.38
	Impact on finances	63	100	0.14	−0.14-0.43	.32	0.09	0.02-0.16	.02
	Impact on health	63	100	0.30	−0.17-0.77	.20	−0.01	−0.13-0.11	.87

BFI, Brief Fatigue Inventory; BPI, Brief Pain Inventory; ECD-SS, ECD Symptom Scale; FACT-Cog, Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy–Cognitive assessment; FSSQ, Functional Social Support Questionnaire; HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; IADL, Instrumental Activities of Daily Life; Ref, reference category; SCNS, Supportive Care Needs Survey; UNC, University of North Carolina.

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