From: Factors associated with the quality of life of family caregivers for leukemia patients in China
Characteristics | n | Physical | Psychological | Social | Environment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean±SD | Mean±SD | Mean±SD | Mean±SD | ||
Family caregivers | |||||
Gender | |||||
Male | 140 | 12.8±2.9 | 12.2±2.7 | 13.3±3.1 | 11.5±2.6 |
Female | 169 | 12.6±2.7 | 12.3±2.4 | 13.1±2.8 | 11.1±2.4 |
Age (years) | |||||
≤40 | 156 | 13.1±3.1 | 12.4±2.8 | 13.7±3.0 | 11.3±2.6 |
>40 | 153 | 12.2±2.4 | 12.0±2.2 | 12.6±2.7 | 11.2±2.4 |
Relationship to patient | |||||
Spouse | 114 | 12.5±2.5 | 11.8±2.2 | 12.5±2.6 | 11.1±2.2 |
Parent | 136 | 12.1±2.6 | 11.8±2.4 | 13.2±2.8 | 11.1±2.6 |
Child | 43 | 14.6±3.1 | 14.2±2.5 | 14.8±3.2 | 12.2±2.7 |
Other | 16 | 14.0±3.4 | 12.8±3.4 | 13.3±3.9 | 11.7±3.6 |
Level of education | |||||
No more than primary school | 39 | 10.9±3.2 | 11.4±2.4 | 12.2±3.4 | 10.5 ±2.5 |
Middle or high school | 204 | 12.9±2.7 | 12.3±2.4 | 13.3±2.8 | 11.3±2.5 |
University | 66 | 13.1±2.6 | 12.4±2.8 | 13.2±2.9 | 11.8±2.7 |
Ethnicity | |||||
Han | 299 | 12.7±2.8 | 12.2±2.5 | 13.2±2.9 | 11.3±2.6 |
Other | 10 | 12.1±2.6 | 11.7±2.3 | 12.9±2.4 | 10.8±1.6 |
Religious belief | |||||
No | 263 | 12.5±2.7 | 12.0±2.4 | 12.9±2.8 | 11.1±2.5 |
Yes | 46 | 13.7±3.2 | 13.5±2.6 | 14.7±2.9 | 12.1±2.5 |
Marital status | |||||
Married | 291 | 12.6±2.8 | 12.1±2.5 | 13.1±2.9 | 11.2±2.5 |
Other | 18 | 13.6±2.9 | 13.7±2.5 | 13.7±2.5 | 12.1±2.1 |
Duration of caregiving (Months) | |||||
≤6 | 112 | 12.5±3.0 | 12.1±2.6 | 13.2±3.2 | 11.3±2.7 |
6-12 | 69 | 12.8±2.8 | 12.6±2.4 | 13.4±2.8 | 11.5±2.2 |
13-24 | 70 | 12.6±3.1 | 11.6±2.4 | 12.6±2.9 | 10.8±2.5 |
>24 | 58 | 12.9±2.0 | 12.7±2.6 | 13.4±2.5 | 11.7±2.6 |
Time spent caregiving per day (Hours) | |||||
0-12 | 127 | 13.1±2.9 | 12.6±2.6 | 13.4±3.2 | 11.9±2.7 |
13-24 | 182 | 12.4±2.7 | 12.0±2.5 | 13.0±2.7 | 10.9±2.3 |
Understanding of disease | |||||
Lacking | 7 | 13.1±1.1 | 12.6±2.7 | 13.5±2.5 | 13.1±1.7 |
Partial | 192 | 12.6±2.8 | 12.2±2.3 | 13.0±2.9 | 11.2±2.4 |
Fully | 110 | 12.8±3.0 | 12.3±2.8 | 13.4±2.9 | 11.2±2.8 |
Annual household income (Yuan) | |||||
≤40,000 | 168 | 12.2±2.9 | 12.0±2.6 | 13.0±2.9 | 10.9±2.4 |
39,999-79,999 | 131 | 13.1±2.7 | 12.3±2.4 | 13.3±2.9 | 11.7±2.6 |
≥80,000 | 10 | 14.0±2.7 | 13.8±2.4 | 13.9±3.2 | 12.5±2.7 |
Employment | |||||
Employed | 238 | 12.8±2.8 | 12.3±2.6 | 13.3±3.0 | 11.4±2.6 |
Retired | 22 | 12.7±1.5 | 11.9±1.8 | 11.9±1.2 | 11.4±2.0 |
Unemployed | 49 | 12.3±3.2 | 12.1±2.5 | 13.0±2.9 | 10.9±2.5 |
Anxiety(HADS score) | |||||
Normal | 24 | 14.4±2.9 | 14.2±2.7 | 15.1±3.0 | 12.4±3.2 |
Mild | 119 | 13.0±2.7 | 12.6±2.4 | 13.7±2.8 | 11.4±2.5 |
Moderate | 149 | 12.2±2.7 | 11.7±2.3 | 12.6±2.7 | 11.1±2.4 |
Severe | 17 | 11.5±3.4 | 11.5±3.1 | 11.5±3.2 | 10.6±2.4 |
Depression (HADS score) | |||||
Normal | 112 | 13.2±2.3 | 12.7±2.4 | 13.7±2.8 | 12.6±2.5 |
Mild | 132 | 12.7±2.8 | 12.1±2.4 | 13.1±2.8 | 10.9±2.2 |
Moderate | 65 | 11.5±3.3 | 11.6±2.7 | 12.3±3.3 | 9.8±2.2 |
Social support(SSRSG score) | |||||
Low | 10 | 11.7±2.2 | 9.9±1.9 | 10.4±2.2 | 8.9±1.6 |
Moderate | 228 | 12.1±2.6 | 11.7±2.3 | 12.6±2.8 | 10.8±2.2 |
High | 71 | 14.8±2.4 | 14.3±2.2 | 15.3±2.2 | 13.2±2.4 |
Family function(APGAR score) | |||||
Severely dysfunctional | 8 | 12.3±1.9 | 10.7±1.5 | 11.2±2.8 | 9.8±2.3 |
Moderate dysfunctional | 134 | 12.3±2.9 | 11.7±2.5 | 12.9±3.1 | 11.0±2.6 |
Highly functional | 167 | 13.0±2.8 | 12.7±2.5 | 13.5±2.7 | 11.6±2.4 |
Patients | |||||
Gender | |||||
Male | 145 | 12.6±2.9 | 12.2±2.5 | 13.3±2.9 | 11.1±2.5 |
Female | 164 | 12.8±2.8 | 12.2±2.6 | 13.1±3.0 | 11.4±2.5 |
Age (years) | |||||
<15 | 75 | 11.8±2.7 | 11.4±2.5 | 13.4±2.6 | 10.2±2.2 |
≥15 | 234 | 12.9±2.8 | 12.5±2.5 | 13.1±3.0 | 11.6±2.5 |
Ethnicity | |||||
Han | 295 | 12.7±2.8 | 12.3±2.5 | 13.2±2.9 | 11.3±2.6 |
Other | 14 | 12.0±2.4 | 11.1±2.4 | 12.7±2.3 | 10.9±1.3 |
Types of leukemia | |||||
ALL | 96 | 12.2±2.7 | 11.4±2.6 | 13.1±3.0 | 10.6±2.7 |
AML | 163 | 12.7±3.0 | 12.4±2.5 | 13.1±2.9 | 11.5±2.4 |
CLL | 8 | 12.7±0.9 | 12.6±2.1 | 13.3±1.6 | 11.7±1.6 |
CML | 42 | 13.7±2.6 | 13.2±2.2 | 13.6±2.9 | 11.9±2.4 |
Duration since diagnosis (months) | |||||
0-6 | 38 | 12.8±3.1 | 12.2±2.7 | 13.3±3.5 | 11.0±2.7 |
7-12 | 82 | 12.9±3.2 | 12.5±2.7 | 13.5±3.0 | 11.5±2.5 |
12-24 | 91 | 12.8±2.7 | 11.9±2.3 | 12.8±2.7 | 11.0±2.1 |
24 | 98 | 12.3±2.6 | 12.3±2.5 | 13.2±2.8 | 11.4±2.8 |
Medical insurance | |||||
Yes | 280 | 12.8±2.9 | 12.3±2.6 | 13.3±2.9 | 11.3±2.6 |
No | 29 | 11.3±2.1 | 10.9±1.8 | 12.3±2.5 | 10.8±2.1 |