A qualitative exploration of the unmet information needs of Chinese advanced cancer patients and their informal caregivers

Table 2 Characteristics of the informal caregivers (n = 15)

Caregivers	Relationship with Patients^a	Gender	Age	Education	Marital Status	Occupation	Religion	Patient’s Diagnosis	Patient’s Cancer Stage
C1	Son	Male	34	Primary school	Married	Unemployed	No	Lung cancer	IV
C2	Husband	Male	53	Middle school	Married	Self-employed	No	Lung cancer	IV
C3	Wife	Female	49	Middle school	Married	Manual worker	No	Lung cancer	IV
C4	Son	Male	35	High school	Married	Self-employed	No	Lung cancer	IV
C5	Son	Male	36	Middle school	Married	Manual worker	No	Lung cancer	III
C6	Wife	Female	53	Primary school	Married	Unemployed	No	Esophageal cancer	III
C7	Husband	Male	50	Primary school	Married	Unemployed	No	Cervical cancer	III
C8	Daughter	Female	33	High school	Married	Self-employed	No	Hepatic carcinoma	IV
C9	Wife	Female	46	Primary school	Married	Unemployed	No	Lung cancer	IV
C10	Wife	Female	52	Illiterate	Married	Manual worker	No	Esophageal cancer	IV
C11	Wife	Female	70	Illiterate	Married	Manual worker	No	Esophageal cancer	IV
C12	Wife	Female	70	Middle school	Married	Retired	No	Lung cancer	IV
C13	Husband	Male	73	Primary school	Married	Retired	No	Breast cancer	IV
C14	Son	Male	32	High school	Single	Unemployed	No	Gastric cancer	IV
C15	Wife	Female	57	Primary school	Married	Retired	Buddhism	Colorectal cancer	IV

Note: ^aRelationship with patients means, for example, for C1, the informal caregiver is the son of the patient

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