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Table 1 Variables and Measures

From: Living with hope: developing a psychosocial supportive program for rural women caregivers of persons with advanced cancer

Variables

Caregivers/measures

Bereaved Caregivers/measures

Hope

Herth Hope Index (HHI)

Herth Hope Index (HHI)

Self Efficacy

General Self Efficacy Scale (GSE)

General Self Efficacy Scale (GSE)

Grief/Loss

Non Death Version of the Revised Grief Experience Inventory (ND RGEI)

Revised Grief Experience Inventory (RGEI)

Quality of Life

Short Form 12 Quality of Life Questionnaire Version 2 (SF12)

Palliative Performance Scale (PPS) for family member with advanced cancer

Short Form 12 Quality of Life Questionnaire Version 2(SF12)

Health Services Utilization

# of physicians visit and prescriptions one year after study enrolment minus one year prior.

# of physicians visit and prescriptions one year after study enrolment minus one year after.