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Table 1 Characteristics of participants (n = 270)

From: Psychometric evaluation of the anticipatory grief scale in a sample of family caregivers in the context of palliative care

Age, m (SD)

61.0 (14.0)

Gender, n (%)

 Men

86 (31.8)

 Women

184 (68.2)

Social status, n (%)

 Married/in partnership

192 (71.1)

 Unmarried

78 (28.9)

Education, n (%)

 University

118 (43.7)

 Non-university

152 (56.3)

Employment, n (%)

 Employed

134 (49.6)

 Retired

109 (40.4)

 Other

27 (10.0)

Living with patient, n (%)

 Yes

143 (53.0)

 No

127 (47.0)

Relation to patient, n (%)

 Spouse

137 (50.7)

 Adult child

94 (34.8)

 Other

39 (14.5)

Patient diagnosis, n (%)

 Cancer

202 (74.8)

 Other

68 (25.2)