From: Quality of life among family caregivers of cancer patients: an investigation of SF-36 domains
Caregivers | Physical Functioning | Role Physical | Bodily Pain | General Health | Vitality | Social Functioning | Role Emotional | Mental Health | ||||||||
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Mean ± SD | p-value | Mean ± SD | p-value | Mean ± SD | p-value | Mean ± SD | p-value | Mean ± SD | p-value | Mean ± SD | p-value | Mean ± SD | p-value | Mean ± SD | p-value | |
Gender | ||||||||||||||||
Female | 77.03 ± 19.33 | 0.097† | 70.86 ± 24.84 | 0.733† | 75.49 ± 16.15 | 0.367† | 51.32 ± 20.44 | 0.808† | 46.65 ± 20.30 | 0.504† | 69.44 ± 24.69 | 0.892† | 57.13 ± 42.56 | 0.928† | 61.84 ± 21.72 | 0.908† |
Male | 73.08 ± 21.16 | 69.91 ± 23.37 | 77.25 ± 17.27 | 51.92 ± 21.79 | 48.23 ± 20.34 | 69.82 ± 23.84 | 56.67 ± 43.83 | 62.13 ± 20.62 | ||||||||
Age, year | ||||||||||||||||
≤ 30 | 80.23 ± 15.69 | 0.012‡ | 71.15 ± 20.83 | 0.800* | 77.97 ± 14.02 | 0.695‡ | 53.15 ± 21.48 | 0.726* | 63.38 ± 13.81 | < 0.0001* | 71.69 ± 22.55 | 0.841* | 67.16 ± 37.96 | 0.099‡ | 63.23 ± 21.96 | 0.488* |
31–40 | 75.78 ± 19.51 | 71.67 ± 24.05 | 76.67 ± 16.32 | 53.17 ± 22.46 | 47.78 ± 19.63 | 69.50 ± 24.49 | 55.54 ± 44.41 | 60.78 ± 21.41 | ||||||||
41–50 | 76.49 ± 19.16 | 67.16 ± 25.07 | 77.75 ± 13.41 | 51.27 ± 20.80 | 45.37 ± 17.88 | 69.78 ± 23.39 | 59.19 ± 43.35 | 64.18 ± 19.39 | ||||||||
51–60 | 68.28 ± 22.23 | 71.88 ± 28.22 | 72.41 ± 23.60 | 49.22 ± 22.29 | 44.38 ± 19.90 | 65.47 ± 24.14 | 47.90 ± 43.12 | 64.38 ± 22.71 | ||||||||
≥ 61 | 67.50 ± 25.66 | 70.11 ± 23.93 | 74.93 ± 19.91 | 48.80 ± 18.08 | 30.00 ± 16.53 | 69.78 ± 27.42 | 47.82 ± 45.89 | 57.83 ± 20.48 | ||||||||
Marital status | ||||||||||||||||
Married | 74.64 ± 20.65 | 0.752† | 70.92 ± 24.39 | 0.402† | 76.59 ± 16.88 | 0.800† | 52.53 ± 21.14 | 0.154† | 45.44 ± 19.73 | < 0.0001† | 69.69 ± 24.64 | 0.959† | 54.10 ± 43.86 | 0.027† | 61.63 ± 20.85 | 0.550† |
Single | 75.57 ± 19.72 | 68.03 ± 22.42 | 75.98 ± 16.51 | 48.20 ± 21.09 | 55.74 ± 20.59 | 69.51 ± 22.46 | 67.74 ± 38.96 | 63.44 ± 22.07 | ||||||||
Education | ||||||||||||||||
Illiterate | 67.16 ± 26.00 | 0.198‡ | 68.75 ± 28.59 | 0.644* | 68.75 ± 28.59 | 0.424* | 47.27 ± 19.77 | 0.675* | 36.70 ± 21.04 | 0.002‡ | 70.23 ± 25.72 | 0.759* | 50.74 ± 43.42 | 0.024‡ | 56.48 ± 23.36 | 0.259* |
Primary school | 71.70 ± 21.99 | 72.73 ± 23.38 | 76.48 ± 17.24 | 51.14 ± 20.90 | 42.50 ± 17.40 | 66.82 ± 27.02 | 38.62 ± 40.63 | 66.36 ± 19.02 | ||||||||
Junior high school | 78.51 ± 19.39 | 72.97 ± 21.55 | 77.08 ± 17.52 | 54.86 ± 20.01 | 49.59 ± 19.09 | 71.62 ± 26.30 | 51.34 ± 46.87 | 67.57 ± 19.84 | ||||||||
Senior high school | 80.00 ± 21.79 | 77.27 ± 28.40 | 79.27 ± 14.19 | 54.09 ± 22.00 | 47.27 ± 5.64 | 59.55 ± 20.30 | 57.57 ± 49.64 | 57.73 ± 18.07 | ||||||||
HSD | 75.78 ± 15.49 | 69.16 ± 21.80 | 77.68 ± 16.04 | 53.31 ± 23.09 | 53.90 ± 21.33 | 72.21 ± 20.17 | 64.92 ± 41.15 | 60.84 ± 19.65 | ||||||||
Associate degree | 81.48 ± 17.47 | 71.30 ± 23.72 | 77.04 ± 13.25 | 47.41 ± 18.93 | 51.85 ± 20.62 | 68.15 ± 24.30 | 69.12 ± 39.15 | 60.37 ± 24.57 | ||||||||
BS | 74.32 ± 20.07 | 64.19 ± 26.70 | 80.05 ± 13.11 | 51.35 ± 21.81 | 50.81 ± 19.84 | 67.70 ± 25.78 | 66.65 ± 40.07 | 60.81 ± 21.42 | ||||||||
≥MS | 76.96 ± 22.19 | 73.91 ± 20.61 | 72.26 ± 16.56 | 54.57 ± 21.31 | 43.04 ± 17.94 | 71.96 ± 24.57 | 55.06 ± 45.62 | 65.00 ± 22.20 | ||||||||
Relationship to patient | ||||||||||||||||
Spouse | 69.72 ± 23.25 | 0.026* | 70.14 ± 25.04 | 0.752* | 74.04 ± 16.65 | 0.055* | 50.28 ± 23.36 | 0.454* | 41.74 ± 19.89 | 0.008* | 67.64 ± 27.80 | 0.620* | 31.47 ± 38.30 | < 0.0001* | 60.49 ± 23.52 | 0.826* |
Offspring | 76.45 ± 19.65 | 71.79 ± 23.01 | 75.04 ± 17.40 | 53.89 ± 20.71 | 49.73 ± 20.95 | 71.32 ± 22.02 | 72.06 ± 38.11 | 61.72 ± 20.41 | ||||||||
Parents | 74.08 ± 16.59 | 67.11 ± 22.59 | 81.34 ± 13.9 | 47.63 ± 19.30 | 50.66 ± 19.03 | 67.11 ± 23.55 | 28.93 ± 37.30 | 65.39 ± 20.54 | ||||||||
Siblings | 71.58 ± 22.30 | 65.79 ± 25.29 | 81.21 ± 13.63 | 49.21 ± 18.87 | 39.21 ± 17.81 | 73.68 ± 25.64 | 75.43 ± 42.80 | 61.32 ± 18.24 | ||||||||
Others | 84.35 ± 16.53 | 70.65 ± 28.85 | 81.30 ± 17.68 | 50.22 ± 21.71 | 53.26 ± 16.48 | 66.09 ± 25.84 | 69.55 ± 40.10 | 63.48 ± 21.39 | ||||||||
Employment status | ||||||||||||||||
Governmental employed | 81.64 ± 18.63 | 0.001‡ | 69.26 ± 24.74 | 0.468* | 76.34 ± 15.58 | 0.290‡ | 47.95 ± 21.84 | 0.056* | 49.51 ± 19.65 | < 0.0001* | 72.13 ± 22.95 | 0.381‡ | 56.82 ± 43.18 | 64.18 ± 22.89 | 0.650* | |
Self-employed | 75.37 ± 19.16 | 67.90 ± 23.79 | 78.01 ± 17.19 | 57.16 ± 21.03 | 48.46 ± 18.61 | 66.05 ± 24.01 | 57.60 ± 42.82 | 0.216* | 59.75 ± 20.20 | |||||||
Retired | 64.25 ± 25.21 | 68.40 ± 24.09 | 73.36 ± 20.70 | 47.74 ± 19.10 | 34.43 ± 20.13 | 67.45 ± 27.38 | 45.90 ± 45.86 | 61.60 ± 20.63 | ||||||||
Unemployed | 77.31 ± 17.53 | 73.44 ± 23.64 | 78.25 ± 15.28 | 51.50 ± 20.08 | 55.19 ± 18.46 | 71.63 ± 24.00 | 64.15 ± 41.35 | 63.69 ± 21.16 | ||||||||
Quit for care | 71.00 ± 17.85 | 75.00 ± 23.93 | 72.68 ± 12.79 | 51.60 ± 25.07 | 43.00 ± 20.20 | 73.60 ± 20.59 | 54.65 ± 42.90 | 59.40 ± 20.58 | ||||||||
Family income | ||||||||||||||||
≤ 40,000,000 IRR / Month | 73.28 ± 21.65 | 0.700 | 73.85 ± 22.52 | 0.231* | 77.14 ± 14.97 | 0.192* | 50.57 ± 21.15 | 0.846* | 44.83 ± 19.13 | 0.244‡ | 65.29 ± 24.67 | 0.119* | 55.16 ± 45.13 | 0.464* | 59.02 ± 21.57 | 0.232* |
40,000,000–80,000,000 IRR / Month | 75.35 ± 19.81 | 67.93 ± 23.70 | 78.37 ± 18.39 | 51.87 ± 21.14 | 47.78 ± 22.71 | 70.51 ± 23.29 | 61.27 ± 41.71 | 64.29 ± 20.34 | ||||||||
≥ 80,000,000 IRR / Month | 75.57 ± 20.13 | 69.74 ± 25.21 | 74.31 ± 16.52 | 52.28 ± 21.37 | 49.39 ± 18.87 | 72.24 ± 24.31 | 54.37 ± 43.06 | 62.28 ± 21.24 | ||||||||
Presence of other caregivers | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 75.16 ± 20.04 | 0.887† | 69.35 ± 25.37 | 0.719† | 73.19 ± 15.70 | 0.084† | 48.95 ± 20.70 | 0.261† | 50.08 ± 21.75 | 0.268† | 68.95 ± 24.31 | 0.799† | 54.82 ± 41.86 | 0.675† | 63.87 ± 19.88 | 0.434† |
No | 74.75 ± 20.58 | 70.59 ± 23.67 | 77.32 ± 16.97 | 52.35 ± 21.28 | 46.87 ± 19.90 | 69.83 ± 24.19 | 57.41 ± 43.61 | 61.51 ± 21.39 | ||||||||
Duration of caregiving, month | ||||||||||||||||
6–11 | 77.08 ± 18.34 | 0.057 ‡ | 70.36 ± 24.42 | 0.998* | 77.20 ± 17.14 | 0.500* | 58.77 ± 18.89 | < 0.0001‡ | 49.64 ± 19.94 | 0.005* | 70.36 ± 24.17 | 0.808* | 60.46 ± 43.20 | 0.115* | 69.21 ± 18.15 | < 0.0001* |
12–23 | 73.42 ± 22.28 | 70.18 ± 23.35 | 76.47 ± 15.65 | 50.61 ± 18.97 | 48.77 ± 19.46 | 68.95 ± 23.67 | 55.54 ± 42.88 | 58.16 ± 18.33 | ||||||||
≥ 24 | 69.33 ± 23.64 | 70.42 ± 23.69 | 74.25 ± 16.78 | 30.92 ± 15.30 | 39.92 ± 20.71 | 68.17 ± 24.99 | 47.21 ± 42.65 | 43.67 ± 19.97 |