Table 1 Participant characteristics
Characteristics | Mean (SD) or N (%)a | ||
|---|---|---|---|
All (n = 612) | English (n = 304) | Chinese (n = 308) | |
Age (years) | 48 (14) | 45 (14) | 51 (13) |
Gender | |||
Female | 373 (61.0%) | 181 (59.5%) | 192 (62.3%) |
Male | 239 (39.0%) | 123 (40.5%) | 116 (37.7%) |
Ethnicity | |||
Chinese | 521 (85.1%) | 214 (70.4%) | 307 (99.7%) |
Malay | 53 (8.7%) | 53 (17.4%) | 0 (0.0%) |
Indian | 19 (3.1%) | 19 (6.3%) | 0 (0.0%) |
Others | 19 (3.1%) | 18 (5.9%) | 1 (0.3%) |
Education | |||
Primary or below | 93 (15.2%) | 11 (3.6%) | 82 (26.6%) |
Secondary | 204 (33.3%) | 93 (30.6%) | 111 (36.0%) |
Post-secondary | 315 (51.5%) | 200 (65.8%) | 115 (37.3%) |
Relationship with patient | |||
Spouse | 237 (38.7%) | 97 (31.9%) | 140 (45.5%) |
Son or daughter | 283 (46.2%) | 168 (55.3%) | 115 (37.3%) |
Others relatives | 92 (15.0%) | 39 (12.8%) | 53 (17.2%) |
Hours caregiving per week | 44 (38) | 41 (36) | 47 (40) |
BASC scoreb | 1.98 (0.57) | 1.95 (0.58) | 2.01 (0.56) |
Patient’s performance status | |||
0 (Best) | 71 (11.6%) | 44 (14.5%) | 27 (8.8%) |
1 | 205 (33.5%) | 106 (34.9%) | 99 (32.1%) |
2 | 81 (13.2%) | 39 (12.8%) | 42 (13.6%) |
3 | 170 (27.8%) | 76 (25.0%) | 94 (30.5%) |
4 (Worst) | 85 (13.9%) | 39 (12.8%) | 46 (14.9%) |
Recruitment setting | |||
Outpatient | 394 (64.4%) | 181 (59.5%) | 213 (69.2%) |
Inpatient | 218 (35.6%) | 123 (40.5%) | 95 (30.8%) |