Table 1.
Characteristics of patient-caregiver dyads
| Patient characteristic | No. (%) (n=358) |
|---|---|
| Age, mean±SD (yr) | 71.1±6.2 |
| Sex | |
| Male | 222 (62.0) |
| Female | 136 (38.0) |
| Educational status | |
| High school or less (< 12 yr) | 248 (69.3) |
| College and above (≥ 12 yr) | 110 (30.7) |
| Income status | |
| < 2 million KRW | 263 (73.5) |
| ≥ 2 million KRW | 79 (22.1) |
| Missing | 16 (4.5) |
| Health insurance status | |
| National Health Insurance | 347 (96.9) |
| Medical aid | 9 (2.5) |
| Others | 2 (0.6) |
| Cancer type | |
| Stomach | 150 (42.5) |
| Lung and bronchus | 68 (19.0) |
| Colorectal | 138 (38.5) |
| AJCC cancer stage | |
| I | 162 (45.3) |
| II | 62 (17.3) |
| III | 128 (35.8) |
| IV | 6 (1.7) |
| Time since diagnosis, mean±SD (yr) | 1.1±0.6 |
| < 1 yr | 194 (54.2) |
| 1-2 yr | 153 (42.7) |
| > 2 yr | 11 (3.1) |
| Treatment received | |
| Surgery | 305 (85.2) |
| Chemotherapy | 175 (49.3) |
| Radiotherapy | 53 (15.4) |
| Caregiver characteristics | |
| Age, mean±SD (yr) | 56.0±13.7 |
| Sex | |
| Male | 119 (33.2) |
| Female | 239 (66.8) |
| Educational status | |
| High school or less (< 12 yr) | 242 (67.7) |
| College and above (≥ 12 yr) | 115 (32.1) |
| Missing | 1 (0.3) |
| Income status | |
| < 2 million KRW | 171 (47.8) |
| ≥ 2 million KRW | 177 (49.4) |
| Missing | 10 (2.8) |
| Relationship to the patients | |
| Spouse | 182 (50.8) |
| Adult children | 167 (46.7) |
| Son | 69 (19.3) |
| Daughter | 63 (17.6) |
| Daughter in law | 32 (8.9) |
| Son in law | 3 (0.8) |
| Brother/Sister | 9 (2.5) |
| Caregiving duration | |
| Mean±SD | 1.7±2.8 |
| < 1 yr | 206 (60.4) |
| 1-2 yr | 100 (29.3) |
| > 2 yr | 35 (10.3) |
| Missing | 17 (4.4) |
| Living with the patients | |
| Yes | 226 (63.1) |
| No | 131 (36.6) |
| Missing | 1 (0.3) |
SD, standard deviation; KRW, Korean won; AJCC, American Joint Committee on Cancer.