Table 16Baseline Characteristics of Caregivers According to Intervention Group

Demographic variableFTF PMOnline PMTextbook onlyTotalP value
n29292886
Male, No. (%)11 (38)9 (31)11 (39)31 (36).78
White, No. (%)13 (45)13 (45)14 (50)40 (47).90
Hispanic, No. (%)2 (7)4 (14)2 (7)8 (9).59
Age, No. (%).78
 ≤47 y7 (24)11 (38)8 (29)26 (30).51
 48-54 y7 (24)5 (17)6 (21)18 (21).81
 55-62 y9 (31)6 (21)5 (18)20 (23).46
 ≥63 y6 (21)7 (24)9 (32)22 (26).60
Married, No. (%)20 (69)20 (69)18 (64)58 (67).91
Attended or completed college, No. (%)11 (38)12 (41)9 (32)32 (37).77
Employed, No. (%)a11 (38)13 (45)12 (43)36 (42).86
Rural, No. (%)6 (21)11 (38)8 (29)25 (29).35

Abbreviations: FTF, face to face; PM, peer mentoring.

aEmployed means employed, student, and/or homemaker.

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