Table 1 Caregiver characteristics and patient clinical information (n = 205)
Variables | n | (%) |
|---|---|---|
Caregiver | ||
Gender | ||
Male | 96 | 46.8 |
Female | 109 | 53.2 |
Relationship to the patient | ||
Spouse/partner | 75 | 36.6 |
Son/daughter | 108 | 52.7 |
Brother/sister | 4 | 2.0 |
Friends | 2 | 1.0 |
Daughter-in-law or son-in-law | 16 | 7.8 |
Age (years), mean (46.43) SD (11.33) | ||
18–40 | 68 | 33.2 |
41–60 | 111 | 54.1 |
> 60 | 26 | 12.7 |
Type of residential area | ||
City | 156 | 76.1 |
County | 9 | 4.4 |
Town | 26 | 12,7 |
Village | 14 | 6.8 |
Marital status | ||
Unmarried | 20 | 9.8 |
Married | 172 | 83.9 |
Widowed | 1 | 0.5 |
Divorced | 12 | 5.9 |
Occupational status | ||
Employed | 106 | 51.7 |
Unemployed | 42 | 20.5 |
Sick leave | 18 | 8.8 |
Retired | 39 | 19 |
Family monthly income (RMB) | ||
High income | 42 | 20.5 |
Upper middle income | 65 | 31.7 |
Medium income | 63 | 30.7 |
Low income | 25 | 12.2 |
Extremely low income | 10 | 4.9 |
Educational level (years) | ||
Primary school(1–6) | 13 | 6.3 |
Junior high school(7–10) | 55 | 26.8 |
Senior high school(11–14) | 53 | 25.9 |
College level or above(> 15) | 84 | 41.0 |
Religious beliefs | ||
No | 162 | 79.0 |
Yes | 43 | 21.0 |
Number of caregivers looking after the patient | ||
one | 63 | 30.7 |
two | 100 | 48.8 |
three or more | 42 | 20.5 |
Patient | ||
Gender | ||
Male | 120 | 46.8 |
Female | 85 | 53.2 |
Age (years), mean (63.6) SD (13.57) | ||
18–40 | 8 | 3.9 |
41–60 | 75 | 36.6 |
61–80 | 97 | 47.3 |
> 80 | 25 | 12.2 |
Type of cancer | ||
Lung cancer | 60 | 29.3 |
Colorectal cancer | 41 | 20.0 |
Pancreatic cancer | 20 | 9.8 |
Hepatic cancer | 16 | 7.8 |
Reproductive system cancer | 14 | 6.8 |
Gastric cancer | 13 | 6.3 |
Breast cancer | 12 | 5.9 |
Head and neck cancer | 13 | 6.3 |
Esophageal cancer | 5 | 2.4 |
Others | 11 | 5.4 |
Metastasis | ||
Yes | 204 | 99.5 |
No | 1 | 0.5 |
Whether patients with unknown diagnosis | ||
Fully understand the condition | 107 | 52.2 |
Know the diagnosis but do not know the prognosis of the disease | 41 | 20.0 |
Not knowing the diagnosis at all | 57 | 27.8 |
KPS score | ||
20 | 18 | 8.8 |
30 | 22 | 10.7 |
40 | 90 | 43.9 |
50 | 54 | 26,3 |
60 | 15 | 7.3 |
70 | 6 | 2.9 |