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Table 4.

Factors associated with DSs of Informal Caregivers (n=226)

Variables- Informal caregiver	≤16 CES-D mean±SD	>16 CES-D mean±SD	p-value
Age^a			0.148
Gender^b	Male 14.74±3.75	Female 20.52±9.65	0.000**
Working status^b	Employed 16.58±7.02	Currently unemployed 19.69±9.14	0.005**
Marital status^a			0.217
Ethinicity^a			0.46
Religion^a			0.682
Educational level^a			0.909
Family income (LKR)^a			0.809
Employment status^c			0.734
Physical disesase^c			0.182
Self-reported general health^a			0.000**
Financial strain^c			0.002**
Emotional strain^c			0.000**
Perceived social support (PSS)^a			0.000**
Perceived family/friends support (PFFS)^a			0.006**
Caregiver relationship with patient^c			0.000**
Care level (day-today vs. intermittent)^c			0.148
Caregiving period^c			0.024*
Caregiving hours/week^c			0.000**
Sleeping hours/day^c			0.3
Variables- Patient/care recipient
Age^a			0.094
Gender^c			0.000**
Cancer type^c			0.046*
Time since diagnosis^c			0.758

^a, ANOVA test findings; ^b, Independent t-test findings; ^c, Chi-square test findings; r-Pearson correlation test findings; SD, standard deviation; p<0.001**; p<0.05*

Frequency- n; Percentage-%