Caregiver (n = 25) | Patient (n = 37) | |
---|---|---|
Characteristic | Number | Number |
Mean age (years) | 55 | 65 |
Gender | ||
Woman | 22 | 16 |
Man | 2 | 21 |
Non-binary | 1 | 0 |
Relationship to the patient (you are the patient’s…) | ||
Husband/man partner | 1 | |
Wife/woman partner | 15 | |
Non-binary partner | 1 | |
Daughter | 6 | |
Son | 1 | |
Friend (woman) | 1 | |
Relationship to caregiver (you are your caregiver’s…) | ||
Husband/man partner | 19 | |
Wife/woman partner | 8 | |
Mother | 1 | |
Father | 1 | |
Sister | 1 | |
Daughter | 1 | |
Cousin (man) | 1 | |
Friend (woman) | 2 | |
Listed more than 1 type of relationship | 3 | |
Marital status | ||
Married/common-law/living together | 20 | 27 |
Divorced/separated | 1 | 4 |
Single | 4 | 5 |
Widowed | 0 | 1 |
Living arrangement | ||
Living with the patient or their caregiver | 16 | 29 |
Living alone | 5 | 7 |
Other | 4 | 1 |
Employment status | ||
Full-time | 8 | 6 |
Part-time | 5 | 6 |
No | 11 | 23 |
Other | 1 | 2 |
Cancer stage of patient | ||
1 | 3 | 2 |
2 | 1 | 10 |
3 | 6 | 16 |
4 | 8 | 4 |
Unknown | 7 | 5 |
Patient colostomy and/or ileostomy | ||
Yes | 11 | 18 |
No | 14 | 19 |