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Table 1 Sample characteristics

From: Supporting the patients with advanced cancer and their family caregivers: what are their palliative care needs?

 

Patients (n = 599)

Caregivers (n = 599)

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%)

  1. a Data was not collected from the caregivers
  2. b Data was not collected from the patients