Table 1 Demographics and medical characteristics of the patients and family caregivers

Patients

Partners/caregivers

DT + (N = 22)

DT (N = 26)

SPC (N = 20)

DT + (N = 22)

DT (N = 26)

SPC (N = 20)

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Age

59.4

17.6

59.0

16.0

66.0

12.0

56.8

14.6

51.7

18.6

54.06

16.6

%

%

%

%

%

%

Gender N

 Male

59%

46%

40%

55%

54%

65%

 Female

41%

54%

60%

45%

46%

35%

Marital status

 Married or living with partner

68%

84%

85%

73%

73%

65%

 Divorced or separated

14%

8%

5%

5%

4%

-

 Widowed

-

4%

5%

-

-

-

 Single

18%

4%

5%

15%

4%

25%

Education

 Obligatory

23%

12%

10%

9%

12%

10%

 Apprenticeship

41%

35%

35%

18%

35%

35%

 High school

9%

4%

5%

-

-

-

 College/university

18%

46%

45%

50%

27%

40%

Employment status

 Full time

36%

27%

30%

50%

35%

30%

 Part time

23%

19%

30%

14%

19%

25%

 Retired

32%

23%

40%

18%

19%

5%

 Student

5%

-

-

-

4%

5%

 Unemployed due to disability or illness

-

12%

-

5%

-

5%

Religion

 Catholic

23%

23%

30%

18%

27%

35%

 Reformed

41%

19%

40%

36%

8%

30%

 Other Christian

9%

4%

-

9%

4%

-

 No confession

23%

42%

30%

27%

34%

20%

 Other

4%

12%

-

9%

27%

15%

Primary disease/cancer site

 Head & neck

5%

8%

10%

 Gynecological

9%

15%

10%

 Lung

23%

19%

20%

 Hematological

5%

8%

5%

 Prostate

-

12%

15%

 Gastrointestinal

5%

19%

10%

 Skin

9%

15%

10%

 Sarcoma

5%

-

5%

 Renal

9%

4%

15%

 Others

30%

-