Table 1.
Participant characteristics
| Overall (N = 24) | Ovarian (N = 9) | Melanoma (N = 9) | Lung (N = 6) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient | Caregiver | Patient | Caregiver | Patient | Caregivera | Patient | Caregiver | |
| Age range (median) | 39–84 (62 years) |
19–85 (54 years) |
44–84 (64 years) |
32–85 (54 years) |
37–69 (59 years) |
36–70 (53 years) |
53–79 (63.5 years) |
19–68 (54 years) |
| Male/female | 8 (33%) / 16 (67%) | 8 (35%) / 15(65%) | – | 3 M 6F | 6 M 3F | 3 M 5F | 2 M 4F | 2 M 4F |
| Time since diagnosis | <1 year = 11 1–2 years = 5 >2 years = 8 |
<1 year = 5 1–2 years = 1 >2 years = 3 |
<1 year = 3 1–2 years = 2 >2 years = 4 |
<1 year = 3 1–2 years = 2 >2 years = 1 |
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| Relationship | Spouse/partner = 14 Mother–adult Child = 5b Siblings = 2 Friends = 2 |
Spouse/partner = 3 Mother–adult Child = 3 Siblings = 2 Friends = 1 |
Spouse/partner = 8 | Spouse/partner = 3 Mother–adult Child = 2 Friends = 1 |
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aMelanoma caregiver N = 8 as the wife of one patient was too distressed on the day of interview to continue
bAll five mother-adult child relationships were adult children acting as caregivers to their mothers