Table 2.
Baseline demographic variables of informal caregivers
| AAA N = 64 (26%) |
Colorectal cancer N = 184 (74%) |
Full sample N = 248 (100%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, median (IQR) | 70 (56–74) | 70 (53–76) | 70 (54–75) |
| Relation to patient | |||
| Children | 17 (27) | 67 (36) | 84 (34) |
| Spouse | 42 (66) | 100 (54) | 142 (57) |
| Other relative | 2 (3.1) | 7 (3.8) | 9 (3.6) |
| Friend/Neighbour | 0 (0) | 4 (2.2) | 4 (1.6) |
| Unknown | 3 (4.7) | 6 (3.3) | 9 (3.6) |
| Distance to patient | |||
| Living in | 41 (64) | 104 (57) | 145 (59) |
| 0–5 km | 14 (22) | 46 (25) | 60 (24) |
| Over 5 km | 5 (7.8) | 27 (15) | 32 (13) |
| Unknown | 4 (6.3) | 7 (3.8) | 11 (4.4) |