The Dyadic Effects of Self-Efficacy on Quality of Life in Advanced Cancer Patient and Family Caregiver Dyads: The Mediating Role of Benefit Finding, Anxiety, and Depression
Table 1
Characteristics of cancer patients and family caregivers.
Characteristics
Patients [ n (%)]
FC [ n (%)]
Age (mean ± SD), years
55.1 ± 12.7 (range: 18–88)
48.3 ± 13.4 (range: 18–80)
Gender
Male
403 (52.2)
360 (46.6)
Female
367 (47.5)
411 (53.2)
Missing data
2 (0.3)
1 (0.2)
Marital status
Married
717 (92.9)
702 (90.9)
Divorced
10 (1.3)
2 (0.3)
Widowed
21 (2.7)
2 (0.3)
Never married
24 (3.1)
65 (8.4)
Missing data
0 (0.0)
1 (0.1)
FC relationship with patients
Spouse
474 (61.4)
Offspring
215 (27.8)
Parent
20 (2.6)
Sibling
41 (5.3)
Other
21 (2.7)
Missing data
1 (0.2)
Education levels
Primary school or less
420 (54.4)
323 (41.8)
High school
247 (32.0)
271 (35.1)
University or above
103 (13.3)
174 (22.5)
Missing data
2 (0.3)
4 (0.6)
Employment status
Employed
440 (57.0)
467 (60.5)
Not-employed
327 (42.4)
302 (39.1)
Missing data
5 (0.6)
3 (0.4)
Type of cancer†
Breast cancer
79 (10.2)
Ovarian and cervical cancer
95 (12.3)
Esophageal and gastric cancer
186 (24.1)
Colorectal cancer
113 (14.6)
Liver cancer
69 (8.9)
Lung cancer
122 (15.8)
Others
91 (11.8)
Missing data
17 (2.2)
Average time since diagnosis (mean ± SD), months
12.9 ± 12.5 (range: 3–192)
Note: FC = family caregivers; SD = standard deviation. †All cancer patients were diagnosed at an advanced stage of the disease.
