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Table 8 Table below shows the mean relative importance of the life domains of patients and caregivers

From: Individual quality of life in spousal ALS patient-caregiver dyads

Life area/Cue category

Patient

Caregivers

Interview 1

Interview 2

Interview 3

Interview 1

Interview 2

Interview 3

1. Family

34.4

29.6

33.0

27.6

28.3

27.2

2. Friends

18.7

15.9

12.3

13.3

11.2

18.7

3. Health/Wellbeing

22.4

24.8

19.0

25.4

27.0

19.8

4. Finance

12.0

13.6

8.2

12.7

17.6

19.7

5. Hobbies/Social activities

12.8

14.0

13.5

13.1

13.1

11.5

6. Work

13.2

11.9

11.3

16.2

11.7

12.9

7. Existential

17.3

19.8

16.1

13.0

11.6

14.4

8. Faith/Religion

20.2

17.1

17.7

6.7

0.0

13.3

9. Neighbours

11.7

13.7

11.6

10.0

10.0

10.5

10. Other

13.6

14.0

14.8

17.8

18.8

23.9