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. 2014 Oct 14;9(10):e110457. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0110457

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.

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SE = Standard error.