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Table 1 Baseline characteristics

From: Validation of the American version of the CareGiver Oncology Quality of Life (CarGOQoL) questionnaire

  

N = 87

1. Caregivers

  

Gender

Women

58 (68.2)

 

Men

27 (31.8)

Age (years)

Mean ± SDa

60.0 ± 11.2

Living

With a partner

72 (84.7)

 

Alone

13 (15.3)

Relationship with the patient

Partner

55 (64.7)

 

Children

12 (14.1)

 

Othersc

18 (21.2)

Time of caregiving (months)

Median [IQR]b

8 [3–30]

2. Patients

  

Gender

Women

43 (51.2)

 

Men

41 (48.8)

Age (years)

Mean ± SDa

65.0 ± 12.8

Cancer location

Breast

23 (26.4)

 

Lung

22 (25.3)

 

Head and neck

10 (11.5)

 

Hematologic

8 (9.2)

 

Othersd

24 (27.6)

Stage

0–1

12 (14.6)

2

10 (12.2

3

17 (20.7)

4

43 (52.4)

Metastasis

 

45 (54.9)

Disease duration (months)

Median [IQR]b

11 [6–44]

WHO PS

0

50 (59.5)

> = 1

34 (40.5)

  1. a SD standard deviation
  2. b IQR interquartile range
  3. c friend (5), brother/sister (4), parent (4), unknown (5)
  4. d urogenital (12), digestive (7), thyroid (1), knee (1), unknown primary (3)