Table 1.
Demographic and disease-related characteristics (n = 259).
| Variables | n (%) | M ± SD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients | Age (years) | 53.8 ± 15.5 | ||
| Gender | Male | 171 (66.0) | ||
| Female | 88 (34.0) | |||
| Educational level | Junior high school or below | 110 (42.5) | ||
| Senior high school | 93 (35.9) | |||
| Junior college or above | 56 (21.6) | |||
| Employed status | Employed | 37 (14.3) | ||
| Not working | 222 (85.7) | |||
| Marital status | Married | 212 (81.9) | ||
| Single or others | 47 (18.1) | |||
| Family monthly income (RMB) | <3,000 | 149 (57.5) | ||
| 3,000 ~ 5,000 | 75 (29.0) | |||
| >5,000 | 35 (13.5) | |||
| Dialysis duration (years) | 5.2 ± 4.2 | |||
| Caregivers | Age (years) | 53.5 ± 9.9 | ||
| Gender | Male | 98 (37.8) | ||
| Female | 161 (62.2) | |||
| Educational level | Junior high school or below | 82 (31.7) | ||
| Senior high school | 100 (38.6) | |||
| Junior college or above | 77 (29.7) | |||
| Employed status | Employed | 124 (47.9) | ||
| Not working | 135 (52.1) | |||
| Marital status | Married | 238 (91.9) | ||
| Single or others | 21 (8.1) | |||
| Relationship with patients | Spouses | 180 (69.5) | ||
| children | 32 (12.4) | |||
| parents | 41 (15.8) | |||
| Other relatives | 6 (2.3) | |||
| Daily care duration (hours) | 8.6 ± 4.3 | |||
M, means; SD, standard deviation.