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. 2022 Feb 19;20:29. doi: 10.1186/s12955-022-01930-0

Table 1.

a and b. Characteristics of caregivers and breast cancer patients (N = 116), 2019–2021

(a)
Informal caregivers (N = 116)
Median (IQR) N (%)
Age 60.5 (25.0)
Missing (n = 68)
Gender
Male 94 (81.0)
Female 18 (15.5)
Unknown 4 (3.4)
Relation with breast cancer patient
Spouse/partner 96 (82.7)
Other (parent, child, friend) 20 (15.4)
Family status
Alone 8 (6.8)
Partner 40 (33.9)
Child(ren) 2 (1.7)
Partner and child(ren) 58 (49.2)
Unknown 10 (8.5)
(b)
Breast cancer patient or “care recipient” (N = 116)
Median (IQR) N (%)
Age 54.0 (25)
Type of breast surgery
Lumpectomy 51 (44.1)
Mastectomy 41 (35.3)
Reconstruction 24 (20.7)
Radiotherapy 68 (58.6)
Endocrine therapy 54 (46.6)
Chemotherapy 46 (39.7)
Neo adjuvant chemotherapy 31 (26.7)
Adjuvant chemotherapy 21 (18.1)