Characteristics, Benefits and Barriers, and Knowledge of Caregivers | Overall (n = 546) | Patients < 6 years (n = 410) | Patients ≥6 years (n = 136) | P Value |
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Acculturation characteristics of caregivers | ||||
 Language caregiver usually speaks at home |  |  |  | 0.095 |
  Only English / English more than native | 255 (46.7) | 186 (45.4) | 69 (50.7) |  |
  Both equally | 129 (23.6) | 92 (22.4) | 37 (27.2) | |
  Native more than English / only native | 131 (24.0) | 107 (26.1) | 24 (17.6) | |
  Missing | 31 (5.7) | 25 (6.1) | 6 (4.4) | |
 Language caregiver usually thinks in |  |  |  | 0.389 |
  Only English / English more than native | 281 (51.5) | 205 (50.0) | 76 (55.9) |  |
  Both equally | 112 (20.5) | 83 (20.2) | 29 (21.3) | |
  Native more than English / only native | 122 (22.3) | 97 (23.7) | 25 (18.4) | |
  Missing | 31 (5.7) | 25 (6.1) | 6 (4.4) | |
 Language caregiver usually speaks with friends |  |  |  | 0.004 |
  Only English / English more than native | 270 (49.5) | 195 (47.6) | 75 (55.1) |  |
  Both equally | 116 (21.2) | 80 (19.5) | 36 (26.5) | |
  Native more than English / only native | 129 (23.6) | 110 (26.8) | 19 (14.0) | |
  Missing | 31 (5.7) | 25 (6.1) | 6 (4.4) | |
 Caregiver born in the United States |  |  |  | 0.359 |
  Yes | 288 (52.7) | 220 (53.7) | 68 (50.0) |  |
  No | 227 (41.6) | 165 (40.2) | 62 (45.6) | |
  Missing | 31 (5.7) | 25 (6.1) | 6 (4.4) | |
 Years caregiver lived in the United States among those not born in the United States (n = 219) | 14.4 ± 9.5 | 13.6 ± 8.8 | 16.4 ± 11.0 | 0.107 |
 Short Acculturation Scale for Hispanics (SASH) score (n = 515) | 3.6 ± 1.5 | 3.5 ± 1.5 | 3.8 ± 1.3 | 0.150 |
Perceived benefits and barriers of caregivers | ||||
 Likelihood of choosing SDF treatment |  |  |  | 0.001 |
  Very / somewhat unlikely | 95 (17.4) | 66 (16.1) | 29 (21.3) |  |
  Not sure | 94 (17.2) | 59 (14.4) | 35 (25.7) | |
  Somewhat / very likely | 325 (59.5) | 260 (63.4) | 65 (47.8) | |
  Missing | 32 (5.9) | 25 (6.1) | 7 (5.1) | |
 Concern regarding dark mark of SDF treatment |  |  |  | 0.359 |
  Extremely / very concerned | 129 (23.6) | 92 (22.4) | 37 (27.2) |  |
  Moderately / slightly concerned | 256 (46.9) | 191 (46.6) | 65 (47.8) | |
  Not concerned | 159 (29.1) | 125 (30.5) | 34 (25.0) | |
  Missing | 2 (0.4) | 2 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | |
 Comfort regarding SDF treatment |  |  |  | 0.049 |
  Very / somewhat uncomfortable | 99 (18.1) | 69 (16.8) | 30 (22.1) |  |
  Neutral | 175 (32.1) | 125 (30.5) | 50 (36.8) | |
  Somewhat / very comfortable | 271 (49.6) | 216 (52.7) | 55 (40.4) | |
  Missing | 1 (0.2) | 0 | 1 (0.7) | |
Perceived health-related knowledge of caregivers | ||||
 Understanding of SDF treatment |  |  |  | 0.014 |
  Knows nothing / not enough / not sure | 161 (29.5) | 107 (26.1) | 54 (39.7) |  |
  Knows something | 219 (40.1) | 170 (41.5) | 49 (36.0) | |
  Knows a lot | 135 (24.7) | 108 (26.3) | 27 (19.9) | |
  Missing | 31 (5.7) | 25 (6.1) | 6 (4.4) |