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. 2021 Jun 17;17(3):368–375. doi: 10.3988/jcn.2021.17.3.368

Table 4. Effect of caregiver relationship with the patient on treatment discontinuation.

n Treatment discontinuation p
Yes No
Relationship with the patient 0.004*
Husband 30 1 (3.33) 29 (96.67)
Wife 64 4 (6.25) 60 (93.75)
Husband+wife 94 5 (5.32) 89 (94.68)
Daughter-in-law 15 0 (0.00) 15 (100.00)
Son 34 6 (17.65) 28 (82.35)
Daughter 46 10 (21.74) 36 (78.26)
Son+daughter 80 16 (20.00) 64 (80.00)
Son-in-law 1 1 (100.00) 0 (0.00)
Others 7 2 (28.57) 5 (71.43)

Data are n (%) values.

*Fisher's exact test.