Factors | 5a: AC-related variables | 5b: FC-related variables | ||||||||
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nc | Correlation of Anx | Correlation of Dep | nc | Correlation of Anx | Correlation of Dep | |||||
r | P-value | r | P-value | r | P-value | r | P-value | |||
Age (years) | ||||||||||
  < 30 | 21 | 0.391 | 0.089 | 0.525a | 0.017 | 83 | 0.414 b | <0.001 | 0.354b | 0.001 |
 30 ~  45 | 127 | 0.156 | 0.082 | 0.122 | 0.174 | 217 | 0.320 b | <0.001 | 0.282b | < 0.001 |
 46 ~  60 | 247 | 0.424b | < 0.001 | 0.358b | < 0.001 | 203 | 0.327 b | < 0.001 | 0.309b | < 0.001 |
  > 60 | 218 | 0.312b | < 0.001 | 0.335b | < 0.001 | 103 | 0.308b | 0.002 | 0.363b | < 0.001 |
Gender | ||||||||||
 Male | 309 | 0.373b | < 0.001 | 0.330b | < 0.001 | 302 | 0.274b | < 0.001 | 0.284b | < 0.001 |
 Female | 310 | 0.269b | < 0.001 | 0.289b | < 0.001 | 320 | 0.352b | < 0.001 | 0.319b | < 0.001 |
Marital status | ||||||||||
 Married | 570 | 0.323b | < 0.001 | 0.312b | < 0.001 | 555 | 0.303b | < 0.001 | 0.290b | < 0.001 |
 Not married | 53 | 0.225 | 0.117 | 0.238 | 0.086 | 67 | 0.486b | < 0.001 | 0.513b | < 0.001 |
FCs’ relationship with patients | ||||||||||
 Spouses |  |  |  |  |  | 334 | 0.330b | < 0.001 | 0.360b | < 0.001 |
 Offspring |  |  |  |  |  | 209 | 0.387b | < 0.001 | 0.335b | < 0.001 |
 Parents |  |  |  |  |  | 20 | 0.425 | 0.070 | 0.454a | 0.044 |
 Sibling |  |  |  |  |  | 39 | 0.028 | 0.862 | −0.128 | 0.438 |
 Others |  |  |  |  |  | 21 | 0.013 | 0.954 | −0.025 | 0.916 |
Education levels | ||||||||||
 Primary school or less | 346 | 0.269b | < 0.001 | 0.231b | < 0.001 | 246 | 0.263b | <0.001 | 0.202b | 0.001 |
 High school | 194 | 0.376b | <0.001 | 0.427b | <0.001 | 217 | 0.339b | <0.001 | 0.348b | <0.001 |
 University or above | 81 | 0.308b | 0.006 | 0.280a | 0.011 | 156 | 0.335b | <0.001 | 0.355b | <0.001 |
Working status | ||||||||||
 Working | 360 | 0.297b | <0.001 | 0.307b | <0.001 | 400 | 0.268b | <0.001 | 0.264b | <0.001 |
 Not working | 259 | 0.322b | <0.001 | 0.280b | <0.001 | 220 | 0.385b | <0.001 | 0.353b | <0.001 |
Duration in their role as a family caregiver | ||||||||||
  < 6 months |  |  |  |  |  | 340 | 0.228b | <0.001 | 0.189b | <0.001 |
 6 months~ 2 years |  |  |  |  |  | 186 | 0.505b | <0.001 | 0.528b | <0.001 |
  > 2 ~ 5 years |  |  |  |  |  | 52 | 0.257 | 0.066 | 0.300a | 0.029 |
  > 5 years |  |  |  |  |  | 37 | 0.105 | 0.538 | 0.255 | 0.128 |
Informed about the disease | ||||||||||
 Ill-informed | 256 | 0.276b | <0.001 | 0.233b | <0.001 | 151 | 0.303b | <0.001 | 0.162a | 0.046 |
 Partly informed | 248 | 0.361b | <0.001 | 0.360b | <0.001 | 273 | 0.319b | <0.001 | 0.332b | <0.001 |
 Well-informed | 115 | 0.149 | 0.112 | 0.173 | 0.065 | 198 | 0.310b | <0.001 | 0.351b | <0.001 |
Time spent by family caregivers in caring for patients / day | ||||||||||
  < 2 h |  |  |  |  |  | 54 | 0.361b | 0.007 | 0.234 | 0.085 |
 2~4 h |  |  |  |  |  | 85 | 0.344a | 0.001 | 0.391b | <0.001 |
  > 4~6 h |  |  |  |  |  | 72 | 0.400b | <0.001 | 0.361b | 0.002 |
  > 6~8 h |  |  |  |  |  | 84 | 0.405b | <0.001 | 0.425b | <0.001 |
  > 8 h |  |  |  |  |  | 322 | 0.242b | <0.001 | 0.217b | <0.001 |
Type of cancer | ||||||||||
 Breast cancer | 67 | 0.376b | 0.002 | 0.351b | 0.003 |  |  |  |  |  |
 Ovarian and cervical cancer | 88 | 0.176 | 0.101 | 0.157 | 0.135 |  |  |  |  |  |
 Esophageal and gastric cancer | 147 | 0.551b | <0.001 | 0.485b | <0.001 |  |  |  |  |  |
 Colorectal cancer | 83 | 0.306b | 0.005 | 0.228a | 0.038 |  |  |  |  |  |
 Liver cancer | 59 | 0.110 | 0.410 | 0.168 | 0.203 |  |  |  |  |  |
 Lung cancer | 85 | 0.203 | 0.062 | 0.295b | 0.007 |  |  |  |  |  |
 Others | 74 | 0.342b | <0.001 | 0.306b | 0.008 |  |  |  |  |  |
Type of treatment | ||||||||||
 Chemotherapy | 267 | 0.330b | <0.001 | 0.305b | <0.001 |  |  |  |  |  |
 Chemotherapy +surgery | 112 | 0.250b | 0.009 | 0.202a | 0.035 |  |  |  |  |  |
 Chemotherapy +radiotherapy | 160 | 0.380b | <0.001 | 0.361b | <0.001 |  |  |  |  |  |
 Chemotherapy+ others | 80 | 0.207 | 0.067 | 0.270a | 0.015 |  |  |  |  |  |
5c: Family-related variables | ||||||||||
Relationship with their family members pre-cancer | ||||||||||
 Very good | 459 | 0.321b | <0.001 | 0.326b | <0.001 |  |  |  |  |  |
 Normal | 157 | 0.252b | 0.001 | 0.172a | 0.032 |  |  |  |  |  |
 Poor | 8 | 0.219 | 0.602 | −0.156 | 0.712 |  |  |  |  |  |
Relationship with family members changed post-cancer | ||||||||||
 Improving | 213 | 0.345b | <0.001 | 0.390b | <0.001 |  |  |  |  |  |
 No change | 377 | 0.293b | <0.001 | 0.250b | <0.001 |  |  |  |  |  |
 Worsening | 31 | 0.312 | 0.088 | 0.246 | 0.183 |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial burden on the family due to cancer treatment | ||||||||||
 Serious | 400 | 0.316b | <0.001 | 0.346b | <0.001 |  |  |  |  |  |
 Moderate | 187 | 0.232b | 0.002 | 0.154a | 0.035 |  |  |  |  |  |
 Mild or None | 33 | 0.613b | <0.001 | 0.380a | 0.029 |  |  |  |  |  |