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Table 2 Baseline demographic variables of informal caregivers

From: Caregiver strain on informal caregivers when providing care for older patients undergoing major abdominal surgery: a longitudinal prospective cohort study

 

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)