Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants (n = 352)
Variable | Frequency (%) | Variable | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Age(years) | ||
Male | 228(64.8%) | 18–59 | 193 (54.8%) |
Female | 124(35.2%) | ≥ 60 | 159 (45.2%) |
Spouse | Religion | ||
yes | 328 (93.2%) | yes | 170(48.3%) |
no | 24 (6.8%) | no | 182(51.7%) |
Educational level | Major caregiver | ||
Primary school or below | 158(44.9%) | spouse | 208(59.1%) |
Middle school | 89(25.3) | Adult child | 76(21.6%) |
High school and above | 108(29.8%) | others | 68(19.3%) |
Health insurance | Monthly income per person (US$) | ||
Employee health insurance | 110 (31.3%) | < 157 | 62(17.6%) |
Resident health insurance | 236(67.0%) | 157– | 134(38.0%) |
others | 6(1.7%) | 471– | 128(36.4%) |
942 | 28(8.0) | ||
Type of tumor | Course of disease (month) | ||
digestive tumor | 213(60.5%) | 1–12 | 191(54.3%) |
respiratory tumor | 93(26.5%) | 13–24 | 63(17.8%) |
reproductive tumor | 29(8.2%) | 25–36 | 40(11.4%) |
others | 17(4.8%) | ≥ 37 | 58(16.5) |
Surgery | Chemotherapy | ||
yes | 172(48.9%) | yes | 296(84.1%) |
no | 180(51.1%) | no | 56(15.9%) |
Radiotherapy | Use of analgesic | ||
yes | 62(17.6%) | yes | 67(19.0%) |
no | 290(82.4%) | no | 285(81.0%) |