Table 3.
Socio-demographic and baseline characteristics of family caregivers in the Australian and Hong Kong sample (n = 54)
| Australian sample | Hong Kong sample | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | All participants (n = 12) | Intervention (n = 6)a | Control (n = 6)a | All participants (n = 42) | Intervention (n = 17)a | Control (n = 25)a |
|
Age (years), mean (SD) Range |
58.5 (12.0) (37–71) |
57.7 (12.3) (38–71) |
59.6 (13.0) (37–70) |
57.7 (13.4) (27–84) |
69.8 (14) (27–83) |
74.2 (14) (29–84) |
| Relationship to patient | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) |
| Spouse/partner | 8 (67) | 4 (67) | 4 (67) | 21 (50) | 12 (70.6) | 9 (36) |
| Children | 2 (17) | 1 (17) | 1 (17) | 13 (31) | 3 (17.6) | 10 (40) |
| Parents | 1 (8) | 0 (0) | 1 (17) | 5 (11.9) | 1 (5.9) | 4 (16) |
| Other (i.e.close relatives) | 1 (8) | 1 (17) | 0 (0) | 3 (7.1) | 1 (5.9) | 2 (8) |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 5 (42) | 2 (33) | 3 (50) | 10 (23.8) | 5 (29.4) | 5 (20) |
| Female | 7 (58) | 4 (67) | 3 (50) | 32 (76.2) | 12 (70.6) | 20 (80) |
| Highest education completed | ||||||
| Elementary school | 1 (9) | 0 (0) | 1 (20) | 8 (21.4) | 5 (29.4) | 3 (16) |
| Secondary school | 4 (36) | 3 (50) | 1 (20) | 24 (57.1) | 8 (47.1) | 16 (64) |
| Tertiary education | 6 (55) | 3 (50) | 3 (60) | 9 (21.4) | 4 (23.5) | 5 (20) |
|
Caregiver Distress Checklist, mean (SD) Range |
4.6 (3.8) (1–14) |
6.2 (4.9) (1–14) |
3.0 (1.4) (1–14) |
7.3 (3.6) (0–13) |
6.5 (3.3) (0–13) |
7.76 (3.8) (0–13) |
|
Eating-related Distress (single item) Range |
2.7 (3.1) (0–8) |
3.8 (3.6) (0–8) |
1.3 (1.9) (0–8) |
3 (3.1) (0–8) |
1.8 (2.6) (0–8) |
3.2 (3.3) (0–8) |
| Eating-related Distress Questionnaire-total score, mean (SD), Range |
39.67 (11.3) (23–53) |
37.0 (9.8) (23–47) |
43.0 (13.5) (23–53) |
46.7 (7.3) (28–66) |
47.7 (5.7) (38–58) |
45.9 (8.7) (28–66) |
|
Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale Anxiety Score, mean (SD) Range |
6.9 (4.7) (0–17) |
9.4 (4.6) (5–17) |
4.4 (3.5) (0–8) |
8.9 (3.6) (3–18) |
9.40 (4.6) (3–14) |
4.40 (3.5) (4–18) |
|
HADS Depression Score, mean (SD) Range |
6.3 (4.8) (0–15) |
8.4 (4.8) (2–15) |
4.2 (4.2) (0–11) |
8.9 (4.0) (0–18) |
7.9 (4.6) (0–16) |
9.5 (3.5) (4–18) |
|
Caregiver Self-Efficacy Scale total score, mean (SD) Range |
3.1 (0.5) (2.3–3.95) |
3.0 (0.6) (2.3–3.8) |
3.27 (0.52) (2.7–3.95) |
3.7 (0.5) (2–4) |
2.8 (0.5) (2–4) |
2.6 (0.5) (2–4) |
| Instrumental caregiving subscale | 3.3 (0.7) | 3.0 (0.6) | 3.6 (0.7) | 2.7 (0.7) | 2.8 (0.7) | 2.7 (0.7) |
| Self-maintenance subscale | 2.7 (0.9) | 2.5 (1.0) | 2.9 (0.8) | 2.7 (0.5) | 2.8 (0.5) | 2.7 (0.6) |
| Emotional-connectivity subscale | 3.4 (0.6) | 3.1 (0.6) | 3.6 (0.4) | 2.2 (0.5) | 2.4 (0.5) | 2.1 (0.5) |
| Resilience subscale | 3.3 (0.5) | 3.4 (0.4) | 3.1 (0.6) | 2.7 (0.6) | 2.8 (0.6) | 2.6 (0.7) |
aNo statistically significant differences in any of the variables between intervention and control group