Table 1 Demography of the intervention and control groups
Demographic variables | Intervention (n = 56) N | Control (n = 41) N |
|---|---|---|
Age (in years) | ||
21-30 | 7 | 8 |
31-40 | 12 | 9 |
41-50 | 13 | 12 |
51-60 | 16 | 9 |
61-64 | 6 | 3 |
> 64 | 2 | 0 |
Gender | ||
Male | 21 | 13 |
Female | 35 | 28 |
Ethnicity | ||
Chinese | 31 | 26 |
Others | 25 | 15 |
Cancer Type | ||
Breast | 11 | 11 |
Nasopharynx/Throat/Oral | 3 | 3 |
Gyne | 4 | 0 |
Pancreas | 1 | 5 |
Blood | 11 | 7 |
Lung | 4 | 6 |
Gastrointestinal | 12 | 7 |
Brain tumour | 1 | 0 |
Renal | 3 | 2 |
Prostate | 1 | 0 |
Multi-site | 4 | 0 |
Cancer Stage | ||
Early | 13 | 15 |
Advanced | 41 | 23 |
Education | ||
Primary: Incomplete/PSLE certification | 3 | 3 |
Secondary: Incomplete/ITE/N/O Levels | 15 | 6 |
Pre-university: A Levels/Polytechnic Diploma | 11 | 13 |
University: Undergraduate/Postgraduate degree | 27 | 18 |
Incomea | ||
Less than $2000 | 12 | 12 |
$2000 to $7999 | 26 | 15 |
$8000 and above | 10 | 6 |
Do not know/prefer not to say | 8 | 8 |
Relationship with care recipient | ||
Spouse | 21 | 13 |
Child | 15 | 17 |
Others | 20 | 10 |
Treatment care recipient is currently undergoing/has undergoneb | ||
Radiotherapy | 11 | 8 |
Chemotherapy | 41 | 33 |
Surgery | 10 | 7 |
Length of care provided (in months) | ||
0 to 6 | 34 | 16 |
7 to 12 | 4 | 9 |
13 to 18 | 4 | 2 |
19 to 24 | 3 | 1 |
> 25 | 11 | 8 |