Table 2 SCARED overall event prevalence among caregivers and summary scores of SCARED Scale and general health
Overall prevalence of critical events | n (%) |
|---|---|
severe pain/discomfort | 101 (95,2) |
unable to eat or swallow/choking | 45 (42.5) |
vomiting | 48 (45.3) |
dehydration | 29 (27.3) |
insomnia | 56 (52.8) |
falling, collapsing, passing-out | 46 (43.4) |
confusion, delirium | 55 (51.8) |
other events | 21 (19.8) |
family caregiver felt patient “had enough” | 57 (53.7) |
family caregiver thought patient was dead | 22 (20.8) |
Summary scores | Mean (SD) |
SCARED: total score (range 0–120) | 19.4 (13.3) |
SCARED: event frequency score (range 0–30) | 7.7 (4.1) |