Table 2 Demographic characteristics of the patient (n = 41)
From: The influence of symptom severity of palliative care patients on their family caregivers
Age (years): Mean 73.57; SD 11.80 | ||
|---|---|---|
Duration of palliative care (months): Mean 4.54; SD 5.99 | ||
N | % | |
Gender | ||
Female | 23 | 56 |
Male | 18 | 44 |
Marital status | ||
Married | 21 | 73.2 |
Divorced | 15 | 12.2 |
Single | 3 | 9.8 |
Widowed | 2 | 4.9 |
Education | ||
Primary | 18 | 51.2 |
Secondary | 9 | 29.3 |
No formal education | 9 | 17.1 |
University | 5 | 2.4 |
Type of cancer | ||
Colorectal cancer | 9 | 21.95 |
Lung cancer | 6 | 14.63 |
Breast cancer | 6 | 14.63 |
Prostate cancer | 5 | 12.20 |
Oropharyngeal cancer | 4 | 9.76 |
Myelodysplasia | 4 | 9.76 |
Liver cancer | 3 | 7.32 |
Lymphoma | 2 | 4.88 |
Brain cancer | 1 | 2.44 |
Pancreatic cancer | 1 | 2.44 |