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Table 4 Reported problems of family caregivers (FCs)

From: Health utility scores of family caregivers for leukemia patients measured by EQ-5D-3L: a cross-sectional survey in China

Characteristics

Mobility

Self-care

Usual Activity

Pain/Discomfort

Anxiety/Depression

% with problems

p*

% with problems

p*

% with problems

p*

% with problems

p*

% with problems

p*

Family caregiver

 Gender

 

0.167

 

0.07

 

0.769

 

0.328

 

0.446

  Male

23.74

 

17.27

 

17.27

 

41.73

 

48.92

 

  Female

17.37

 

10.18

 

18.56

 

47.31

 

53.29

 

 Age(years)

 

0.040

 

0.004

 

0.924

 

0.498

 

0.998

  ≤40

15.58

 

7.79

 

18.18

 

42.86

 

51.30

 

  >40

25.00

 

19.08

 

17.76

 

46.71

 

51.32

 

 Relationship to patient

 

0.177

 

0.035

 

0.950

 

0.111

 

0.04

  Spouse

25.44

 

20.18

 

18.42

 

48.25

 

60.53

 

  Parent

19.55

 

9.77

 

18.05

 

48.12

 

48.87

 

  Child

13.95

 

11.63

 

18.60

 

30.23

 

41.86

 

  Other

6.25

 

0.00

 

12.50

 

31.25

 

31.25

 

 Level of education

 

0.308

 

0.617

 

0.055

 

0.016

 

0.399

  No more than primary school

23.68

 

18.42

 

31.58

 

65.79

 

52.63

 

  Middle or high school

21.78

 

12.87

 

16.83

 

40.59

 

53.47

 

  University

13.64

 

12.12

 

13.64

 

45.45

 

43.94

 

 Ethnicity

 

0.105

 

0.206

 

0.314

 

0.735

 

0.467

  Han

20.95

 

13.85

 

17.57

 

44.59

 

51.69

 

  Other

0.00

 

0.00

 

30.00

 

50.00

 

40.00

 

 Religious belief

 

0.356

 

0.051

 

0.471

 

0.141

 

0.110

  No

21.15

 

15.00

 

17.31

 

46.15

 

53.08

 

  Yes

15.22

 

4.35

 

21.74

 

36.96

 

41.3

 

 Marital status

 

0.110

 

0.085

 

0.882

 

0.646

 

0.391

  Married

21.18

 

14.24

 

18.06

 

44.44

 

50.69

 

  Other

5.56

 

0.00

 

16.67

 

50.00

 

61.11

 

 Duration of caregiving (Months)

 

0.065

 

0.574

 

0.734

 

0.962

 

0.110

  ≤6

25.69

 

11.93

 

18.35

 

45.87

 

51.38

 

  7–12

11.59

 

13.04

 

17.39

 

42.03

 

50.72

 

  13–24

15.71

 

11.43

 

21.43

 

45.71

 

61.43

 

  >24

25.86

 

18.97

 

13.79

 

44.83

 

39.66

 

 Time spent caregiving per day (Hours)

 

0.475

 

0.703

 

0.044

 

0.028

 

0.013

  0–12

22.22

 

14.29

 

12.70

 

37.30

 

42.86

 

  13–24

18.89

 

12.78

 

21.67

 

50.00

 

57.22

 

 Understanding of disease

 

0.243

 

0.041

 

0.243

 

0.053

 

0.936

  Lacking

42.86

 

42.86

 

14.29

 

0.00

 

57.14

 

  Partial

21.05

 

14.21

 

15.26

 

46.32

 

51.58

 

  Fully

17.43

 

10.09

 

22.94

 

44.95

 

50.46

 

 Annual household income (Yuan)

 

0.244

 

0.282

 

0.026

 

0.005

 

0.013

  ≤40,000

23.03

 

13.33

 

23.03

 

53.33

 

58.79

 

  40,001–79,999

16.03

 

12.21

 

12.98

 

35.11

 

43.51

 

  ≥80,000

30.00

 

30.00

 

0.00

 

30.00

 

30.00

 

 Employment

 

0.022

 

0.000

 

0.061

 

0.216

 

0.106

  Employed

19.92

 

12.29

 

16.53

 

42.8

 

49.15

 

  Retired

40.91

 

40.91

 

9.09

 

40.91

 

72.73

 

  Unemployed

12.5

 

6.25

 

29.17

 

56.25

 

52.08

 

 Anxiety

 

0.826

 

0.957

 

0.577

 

0.081

 

0.158

  Normal

13.04

 

13.04

 

13.04

 

26.09

 

34.78

 

  Mild

20.34

 

12.71

 

16.95

 

40.68

 

49.15

 

  Moderate

20.95

 

13.51

 

18.24

 

51.35

 

56.76

 

  Severe

23.53

 

17.65

 

29.41

 

41.18

 

41.18

 

 Depression

 

0.176

 

0.382

 

0.013

 

0.469

 

0.008

  Normal

25.00

 

16.67

 

11.67

 

43.33

 

41.67

 

  Mild

15.86

 

11.72

 

19.31

 

43.45

 

54.48

 

  Moderate

21.95

 

9.76

 

31.71

 

53.66

 

68.29

 

 Social support

 

0.000

 

0.029

 

0.011

 

0.000

 

0.000

  Low

30.72

 

17.65

 

23.53

 

60.78

 

68.63

 

  High

9.8

 

9.15

 

12.42

 

28.76

 

33.99

 

 Family function

 

0.023

 

0.075

 

0.129

 

0.000

 

0.000

  Severely dysfunctional

31.08

 

18.92

 

24.32

 

58.11

 

64.86

 

  Moderate dysfunctional

18.06

 

14.19

 

18.06

 

47.74

 

53.55

 

  Highly functional

14.29

 

6.49

 

11.69

 

25.97

 

33.77

 

Patients

 Gender

 

0.421

 

0.566

 

0.127

 

0.416

 

0.840

  Male

22.22

 

14.58

 

21.53

 

47.22

 

50.69

 

  Female

18.52

 

12.35

 

14.81

 

42.59

 

51.85

 

 Age (years)

 

0.594

 

0.066

 

0.154

 

0.067

 

0.274

  <15

18.06

 

6.94

 

23.61

 

54.17

 

56.94

 

  ≥15

20.94

 

15.38

 

16.24

 

41.88

 

49.57

 

 Ethnicity

 

0.211

 

0.482

 

0.713

 

0.883

 

0.920

  Han

20.89

 

13.7

 

18.15

 

44.86

 

51.37

 

  Other

7.14

 

7.14

 

14.29

 

42.86

 

50.00

 

 Types of leukemia

 

0.008

 

0.003

 

0.358

 

0.227

 

0.342

  ALL

17.2

 

6.45

 

13.98

 

48.39

 

55.91

 

  AML

17.79

 

14.72

 

19.02

 

41.1

 

48.47

 

  CLL

62.50

 

50.00

 

37.50

 

75.00

 

75.00

 

  CML

28.57

 

16.67

 

19.05

 

45.24

 

47.62

 

 Duration since diagnosis (months)

 

0.987

 

0.902

 

0.801

 

0.224

 

0.641

  0–6

22.22

 

13.89

 

22.22

 

52.78

 

55.56

 

  7–12

19.51

 

10.98

 

19.51

 

35.37

 

51.22

 

  12–24

19.78

 

14.29

 

15.38

 

47.25

 

54.95

 

  >24

20.62

 

14.43

 

17.53

 

47.42

 

46.39

 

 Medical insurance

 

0.251

 

0.467

 

0.041

 

0.326

 

0.517

  No

28.57

 

17.86

 

32.14

 

53.57

 

57.14

 

  Yes

19.42

 

12.95

 

16.55

 

43.88

 

50.72

 
  1. *p values derived from Chi Square tests