Table 8. Caregiver-reported confidence, worry, and information over the past three days (N = 11).
Dimension | Mean Africa POS* Score (SE)§ |
Caregiving confidence level | 3.9 (0.5) |
Level of worry | 3.6 (0.5) |
Degree to which caregiver felt adequate information was provided by the palliative care provider(s) | 3.4 (0.6) |
*African POS = African Palliative Outcome Scale, which scores caregiver dimensions in 1-point increments from 0 to 5 on a 6-point Likert scale. Harding R, Selman L, Agupio G, Dinat N, Downing J, et al. (2010) Validation of a core outcome measure for palliative care in Africa: the APCA African Palliative Outcome Scale. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 8∶10. doi:10.1186/1477-7525-8-10.
SE = Standard error.