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Table 2 Demographic characteristics of participants (n = 31)

From: The feasibility and acceptability of short-term, individual existential behavioural therapy for informal caregivers of patients recruited in a specialist palliative care unit

Age (years) M ± SD

52,2 ± 13,6

Sex n (%)

 female

22 (71,0 %)

 male

9 (29,0 %)

Marital status n (%)

 married

20 (64,5 %)

 permanent partnership

5 (16,1 %)

 living alone/single

3 (9,7 %)

 divorced/separated

1 (3,2 %)

 widowed

2 (6,5 %)

Children n (%)

 no

11 (35,5 %)

 yes

20 (64,5 %)

Education n (%)

 elementary/secondary

3 (9,7 %)

 middle/vocational

10 (32,3 %)

 grammar school

6 (19,4 %)

 university degree

11 (35,5 %)

 other

1 (3,2 %)

Employment n (%)

 full time (>35 h)

13 (41,9 %)

 part time (<35 h)

6 (19,4 %)

 houseman/housewife

3 (9,7 %)

 retired

6 (19,4 %)

 other

3 (9,7 %)

Religion n (%)

 protestant

9 (29,0 %)

 catholic

9 (29,0 %)

 orthodox

1 (3,2 %)

 none

12 (28,7 %)

Relation - patient is n (%)

 husband/wife

13 (41,9 %)

 unmarried partner

4 (12,9 %)

 parent

10 (32,3 %)

 child

1 (3,2 %)

 other

3 (9,7 %)