Table 1 Participants Demographics
From: Validation of the Needs Assessment of Family Caregivers-Cancer scale in an Asian population
Sociodemographic and medical variables | N (%a) |
|---|---|
Sex | |
 Male | 136 (37.50) |
 Female | 227 (62.50) |
Race | |
 Chinese | 263 (72.50) |
 Malay | 59 (16.30) |
 Indian | 27 (7.44) |
 Others | 12 (3.31) |
Age Group (years) | |
 21–30 | 61 (16.80) |
 31–40 | 68 (18.70) |
 41–50 | 86 (23.70) |
 51–60 | 79 (21.80) |
 61–70 | 52 (14.30) |
 71–80 | 12 (3.31) |
Education | |
 No formal education | 2 (0.55) |
 Primary (Some/Completed) | 12 (3.31) |
 Secondary (Some/Completed) / N, O Levels / ITE | 104 (28.70) |
 A Levels / Poly Diploma | 95 (26.20) |
 Bachelor’s Degree | 116 (32.00) |
 Masters / PhD | 32 (8.82) |
Education (≥ High school) | |
 Yes | 347 (95.60) |
 No | 14 (3.86) |
Marital Status | |
 Single | 119 (32.80) |
 Married | 221 (60.90) |
 Divorced/Separated | 7 (1.93) |
 Widowed | 2 (0.55) |
Employed | |
 Yes | 238 (65.60) |
 No | 118 (32.50) |
Income (per capita) | |
 $2000 & below | 77 (21.20) |
 $2001 - $8000 | 166 (45.70) |
 $8001 & above | 58 (16.00) |
Relationship with care recipient | |
 Spouse | 116 (32.00) |
 Parent | 169 (46.60) |
 Grandparent | 8 (2.20) |
 Son/daughter | 19 (5.23) |
 Sibling | 30 (8.26) |
 Others | 1 (3.03) |
Type of Cancer | |
 Breast | 73 (20.10) |
 Lung | 68 (18.70) |
 Gastro-intestinal/Colorectal/Stomach | 59 (16.30) |
 Hemotological/Leukemia/Lymphoma/Myeloma | 54 (14.90) |
 Gynecological | 16 (4.41) |
 Pancreas | 11 (3.03) |
 Multisite | 12 (3.31) |
 NPC/Throat/Oral | 13 (3.58) |
 Renal | 8 (2.20) |
 Brain tumor | 6 (1.65) |
Cancer Stage if known | |
 Early (stages 0–2) | 63 (17.40) |
 Late (stages 3–4) | 247 (68.10) |
Is treatment completed? | |
 No | 265 (73.00) |
 Yes | 83 (22.90) |
Type of Treatment completed | |
 Chemotherapy | 142 (39.10) |
 Radiotherapy | 96 (26.40) |
 Surgery | 147 (40.50) |