Table 2 Description of Patients and Caregivers Sociodemographic and Patients’ clinical performance assessed with the Palliative Performance Scale (PPS) and comparison between the Intervention and Control groups both for patients and caregivers
Intervention Group (n Dyads = 29) | Control Group (n Dyads = 29) | p -value | p -value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patients | Caregivers | Patients | Caregivers | Patients | Caregivers | |
Gender n (%) | 0.599 | 0.557 | ||||
Female | 13 (44.8) | 22 (75.9) | 15 (51.8) | 20 (68.9) | ||
Male | 16 (55.2) | 7 (24.1) | 14 (48.2) | 9 (31.1) | ||
Age (years, mean ± SD) | 70.9 ± 11.80 | 62.5 ± 13.14 | 69.7 ± 14.83 | 54.5 ± 13.27 | 0.726 | 0.025 |
Marital status n (%) | 0.588 | 0.125 | ||||
Single / Divorced / Widower | 10 (34.5) | 4 (13.8) | 12 (41.4) | 8 (28) | ||
Married or similar | 19 (65.5) | 25 (86.2) | 17 (58.6) | 21 (72) | ||
Education level n (%) | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
Iliterate / Primary School | 22 (75.9) | 10 (34.5) | 22 (75.9) | 10 (34.5) | ||
Medium/High school | 7 (24.1) | 14 (48.3) | 7 (24.1) | 14 (48.3) | ||
University | 0 (0.0) | 5 (17.2) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (17.2) | ||
PPS Score n (%) | 0.721 | NA | ||||
Score < 50 | 3 (10.3) | NA | 2 (6.9) | NA | ||
50 ≤ Score < 70 | 15 (51.7) | NA | 18 (62.1) | NA | ||
70 ≤ Score < 90 | 10 (34.5) | NA | 7 (24.1) | NA | ||
Score ≥ 90 | 1 (3.5) | NA | 2 (6.9) | NA | ||