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Table 3 Descriptive statistics of family carers’ satisfaction with communication with HCPs (CANHELP Lite) and correlations between CANHELP Lite and CRA

From: “Never at ease” – family carers within integrated palliative care: a multinational, mixed method study

  

Disrupted schedule

Financial problems

Lack of family support

Negative impact on health

Self-esteem

Mean (SD)a

r

p-value

r

p-value

r

p-value

r

p-value

r

p-value

QB. The way the FC was treated by health care professionals

3,14(,85)

,02

,86

-,16

,16

-,16

,15

-,01

,96

-,13

,26

Q5. The extent to which health care professionals were compassionate and supportive

2,99(1,06)

-,07

,57

-,15

,21

-,21

,06

-,07

,56

-,03

,82

Q16. Consistency of information about patients’ condition

2,93(1,07)

-,24

,04*

-,29

,01*

-,37

,00**

-,26

,02*

-,06

,62

Q17. Listening to FC’s opinions

3,03(1,06)

-,07

,55

-,18

,12

-,24

,04*

-,15

,20

-,00

,97

Q20. Role in decision-making about PA’s medical care

3,07(,91)

-,09

,47

-,04

,72

-,23

,06

-,24

,04*

,15

,22

  1. Own data set and own calculations, n = 87; a theoretical range: 0 (not at all) - 4 (completely); p-values: * p ≤ = 0.05, ** p ≤ = 0.01