Table 1 Baseline characteristics of family caregivers and patients with statistical analysis of anticipatory grief scores(n = 254)
Variable | Â | Â | Â | Â | Statistic | Â |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Family caregiver data |  | n | % | Anticipatory grief score (mean ± SD) | F/t | P |
 Gender | Male | 110 | 43.3% | 75 ± 14.2 | 1.363 | 0.174 |
Female | 144 | 56.7% | 72.3 ± 17.3 |  |  | |
 Age |  ≤ 35 | 71 | 28.0% | 77.7 ± 16.9 | 5.649 | 0.004 |
36–59 | 150 | 59.1% | 73 ± 15.3 |  |  | |
 ≥ 60 | 33 | 13.0% | 66.7 ± 15.7 |  |  | |
 Education level | Primary school and below | 10 | 3.9% | 71.1 ± 15.5 | 3.404 | 0.035 |
High school | 134 | 52.8% | 71.2 ± 16 |  |  | |
Bachelor and above | 110 | 43.3% | 76.5 ± 15.9 |  |  | |
 Monthly income |  > 6000 | 64 | 25.2% | 68.5 ± 16.6 | 3.255 | 0.022 |
4000–6000 | 79 | 31.1% | 73.6 ± 15.7 |  |  | |
2000–4000 | 61 | 24.0% | 75.9 ± 14.9 |  |  | |
 < 2000 | 50 | 19.7% | 76.8 ± 16.4 |  |  | |
 Marital status | Unmarried | 22 | 8.7% | 81.7 ± 17.9 | 6.217 | 0.002 |
Married | 218 | 85.8% | 72.1 ± 15.8 |  |  | |
Divorced or widowed | 14 | 5.5% | 82.6 ± 10.9 |  |  | |
 Relationship with patients | Spouse | 89 | 35.0% | 66.9 ± 15.3 | 12.226 |  < 0.001 |
Parents | 136 | 53.5% | 77.1 ± 14.8 |  |  | |
Children | 11 | 4.3% | 65.3 ± 14.4 |  |  | |
Others | 18 | 7.1% | 84.2 ± 17.2 |  |  | |
 Religious | No | 236 | 92.9% | 73.7 ± 16.2 | 0.806 | 0.421 |
Yes | 18 | 7.1% | 70.6 ± 14.4 |  |  | |
 The experience of bereavement | No | 176 | 69.3% | 75.5 ± 15.9 | 2.945 | 0.004 |
Yes | 78 | 30.7% | 69.1 ± 15.8 |  |  | |
 Length of care |  < 3 months | 95 | 37.4% | 75.5 ± 15.8 | 3.319 | 0.021 |
3–6 Months | 54 | 21.3% | 75.1 ± 13.4 |  |  | |
6–12 Months | 35 | 13.8% | 66 ± 18.3 |  |  | |
 > 12 Months | 70 | 27.6% | 73.2 ± 16.5 |  |  | |
 Caregiving burden | Severe | 92 | 36.2% | 77.7 ± 17.6 | 7.456 |  < 0.001 |
Moderate | 71 | 28.0% | 74.5 ± 13.9 |  |  | |
Mild | 50 | 19.7% | 72.2 ± 11.8 |  |  | |
No | 41 | 16.1% | 64.1 ± 17 |  |  | |
 Family history of malignancy | Yes | 52 | 20.5% | 77.7 ± 11.6 | 2.616 | 0.010 |
No | 202 | 79.5% | 72.4 ± 16.9 |  |  | |
Patient data | ||||||
 Age |  ≤ 35 | 4 | 1.6% | 77.3 ± 20.3 | 0.511 | 0.601 |
36–59 | 117 | 46.1% | 72.5 ± 16.6 |  |  | |
 ≥ 60 | 133 | 52.4% | 74.3 ± 15.6 |  |  | |
 Self-care ability | Fully | 174 | 68.5% | 74.3 ± 17.1 | 0.883 | 0.415 |
Partially | 74 | 29.1% | 72 ± 13.8 |  |  | |
Not | 6 | 2.4% | 68.3 ± 12 |  |  | |
 Recurrence or metastasis | Yes | 218 | 85.8% | 73.7 ± 16.3 | 0.392 | 0.695 |
No | 36 | 14.2% | 72.5 ± 15 |  |  | |
 Number of hospitalizations | 1 time | 61 | 24.0% | 72.3 ± 13.7 | 1.947 | 0.145 |
2–3 Times | 73 | 28.7% | 76.6 ± 14.8 |  |  | |
 > 3 Times | 120 | 47.2% | 72.2 ± 17.8 |  |  | |