Patients (n = 599) | Caregivers (n = 599) | ||
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Age | Median (Q1,Q3) | 62.0 (55.0, 68.0) | 51.0 (40.0, 59.0) |
Range | 24.0–91.0 | 21.0–81.0 | |
Clinical Setting | SOC | 350 (58.4%) | 294 (49.1%) |
Inpatient | 249 (41.6%) | 305 (50.9%) | |
Race | Chinese | 495 (82.6%) | 467 (78.0%) |
Malay | 67 (11.2%) | 84 (14.0%) | |
Indian | 25 (4.2%) | 37 (6.2%) | |
Others | 12 (2.0%) | 11 (1.8%) | |
Gender | Male | 295 (49.2%) | 224 (37.4%) |
Female | 304 (50.8%) | 375 (62.6%) | |
Marital Status | Single | 78 (13.0%) | 122 (20.4%) |
Married | 453 (75.6%) | 467 (78.0%) | |
Divorced | 20 (3.3%) | 5 (0.8%) | |
Widowed | 48 (8.0%) | 5 (0.8%) | |
Housing Type | Don’t wish to say | 4 (0.7%) | 2 (0.3%) |
HDB 1 to 2 rooms | 42 (7.0%) | 25 (4.2%) | |
HDB 3 to 4 rooms | 293 (48.9%) | 282 (47.1%) | |
HDB 5 rooms and above | 171 (28.5%) | 185 (30.9%) | |
Private residential property | 89 (14.9%) | 105 (17.5%) | |
Employment Status | Unemployed | 423 (70.6%) | 241 (40.2%) |
Employed | 176 (29.4%) | 358 (59.8%) | |
Palliative Care | With palliative care | 151 (25.2%) | 222 (37.1%) |
Without palliative care | 448 (74.8%) | 377 (62.9%) | |
Paired patient/ caregiver | Non-paired | 374 (62.4%) | 374 (62.4%) |
Paired | 225 (37.6%) | 225 (37.6%) | |
Highest Education Level | Primary and lower | 225 (37.6%) | 122 (20.4%) |
Secondary and higher | 314 (52.4%) | 303 (50.6%) | |
University | 60 (10.0%) | 174 (29.0%) | |
KPS Scores | KPS 0–40 | 100 (16.7%) | 176 (29.4%) |
KPS 50–70 | 291 (48.6%) | 275 (45.9%) | |
KPS 80–100 | 208 (34.7%) | 148 (24.7%) | |
Awareness of Cancera | No | 6 (1.0%) | |
Yes | 582 (97.2%) | ||
Unsure | 11 (1.8%) | ||
Receive Chemotherapya | No | 311 (51.9%) | |
Yes | 283 (47.2%) | ||
Unsure | 5 (0.8%) | ||
Receive Radiotherapya | No | 558 (93.2%) | |
Yes | 34 (5.7%) | ||
Unsure | 7 (1.2%) | ||
Cancer Typea | Colorectal | 121 (20.2%) | |
Lung | 106 (18.0%) | ||
Breast | 92 (15.6%) | ||
Gynaecological | 38 (6.3%) | ||
Head and neck | 26 (4.3%) | ||
Pancreas | 26 (4.3%) | ||
Kidney | 26 (4.3%0 | ||
Upper gastrointestinal | 22 (3.7%) | ||
Liver | 14 (2.3%) | ||
Others | 128 (21.3%) | ||
Relationship with Patientb | Spouse | 258 (43.1%) | |
Child | 262 (43.7%) | ||
Parent | 5 (0.8%) | ||
Sibling | 38 (6.3%) | ||
Extended family (cousin, aunt) | 32 (5.3%) | ||
Friend | 2 (0.3%) | ||
Others | 2 (0.3%) | ||
Aware of Diagnosisb | No | 4 (0.7%) | |
Yes | 591 (98.7%) | ||
Unsure | 4 (0.7%) | ||
Don’t wish to say | 0 (0.0%) | ||
Aware of Incurabilityb | No | 32 (5.3%) | |
Yes | 499 (83.3%) | ||
Unsure | 59 (9.8%) | ||
Don’t wish to say | 9 (1.5%) |