Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of caregivers
Total (n = 524) | South Korea (n = 259) | China (n = 101) | Taiwan (n = 73) | Singapore (n = 52) | Philippines (n = 23) | Hong Kong (n = 10) | Thailand (n = 6) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, years | 59.17 ± 15.35 (n = 514) | 60.09 ± 14.76 (n = 254) | 61.64 ± 16.64 (n = 99) | 57.44 ± 13.90 (n = 70) | 54.21 ± 12.51 | 46.30 ± 14.23 | 80.20 ± 6.88 | 56.67 ± 19.59 | < 0.001 |
Sex (male:female) | 203:321 | 82:177 | 54:47 | 38:35 | 20:32 | 4:19 | 4:6 | 1:5 | < 0.001 |
Married | 467/521 | 237/258 | 97/99 | 10/63 | 41/52 | 17/23 | 10/10 | 2/6 | < 0.001 |
Duration of education, years | 11.58 ± 5.20 (n = 505) | 10.72 ± 5.38 (n = 247) | 12.14 ± 3.87 (n = 97) | 13.15 ± 5.30 | 13.02 ± 4.22 | 15.17 ± 2.87 | 3.00 ± 4.55 | 3.00 ± 1.73 (n = 3) | < 0.001 |
Employed | 232/512 | 108/256 | 36/93 | 33/73 | 35/51 | 15/23 | 1/10 | 4/6 | 0.001 |
Caregiver relationship to the patient | 0.005 | ||||||||
Spouse | 184 | 105 | 34 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
Daughter-in-law | 38 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Son | 112 | 45 | 26 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Daughter | 153 | 71 | 28 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | |
Son-in-law | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Other | 30 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | |
Caregiver and patient cohabiting | 324/521 | 148/258 | 66/99 | 52/73 | 31/52 | 19/23 | 5/10 | 3/6 | 0.069 |