Table 3 Information about family caregiving (N = 285)
From: Hospice preference of the family decision-makers for cancer patients in China: an exploratory study
Variables | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Primary caregiver | ||
Spouse | 169 | 59.3 |
Children | 80 | 28.1 |
Parents | 13 | 4.6 |
Siblings | 12 | 4.2 |
Grandchildren | 2 | 0.7 |
Others (domestic helper/nursing assistant) | 9 | 3.1 |
Working status of primary caregivers | ||
Retired | 158 | 55.5 |
Full-time job, frequent absence | 53 | 18.6 |
Part-time job | 22 | 7.7 |
Full-time job, no absence | 20 | 7.0 |
Others (unemployed/freelance) | 32 | 11.2 |
Subjective health status of primary caregivers | ||
Very poor/Poor | 32 | 11.3 |
Moderate | 124 | 43.5 |
Good | 85 | 29.8 |
Very good | 44 | 15.4 |
Another one in need of being cared for at home | ||
Nobody | 154 | 54.0 |
Parents | 64 | 22.5 |
Children | 48 | 16.8 |
Grandchildren/others | 19 | 6.7 |
Subjective care burden | ||
No burden/low burden | 50 | 17.6 |
Moderate burden | 97 | 34.0 |
High burden | 98 | 34.4 |
Very high burden | 40 | 14.0 |