Table 2 Demographic characteristics of experimental and control groups

Caregiver

Age (mean ± SD)

41.79(12.20)

37.7(9.8)

2.07(0.04)^a

Gender (n, %)

0.004(0.95)^b

Male

28

45.2

29

44.6

Female

34

54.8

36

55.4

Race (n, %)

0.032(1.00)^b

Kinh

55

88.7

57

87.8

Other

7

11.3

8

12.3

Education (n, %)

0.001(1.00)^b

High school or under

24

38.7

25

38.5

College or above

38

61.3

40

61.5

Job status (n, %)

0.12(0.81)^b

Employed

52

83.9

53

81.5

Temporary/ unemployed

10

16.1

12

18.5

Illness (n, %)

1.98(0.19)^b

No

51

82.3

59

90.8

Yes

11

17.7

6

9.2

Care hour a day (mean ± SD)

9.65(8.08)

7.53(6.64)

1.60(0.11)^a

Live with patient (n, %)

1.44(0.29)^b

No

17

27.4

12

18.5

Yes

45

72.6

53

81.5

Relationship with patient (n, %)

0.44(0.81)^b

Spouse

17

27.4

19

29.2

Children

37

59.7

40

61.5

Others

8

12.9

6

9.2

Family income (n, %)

0.89(0.64)^b

<=10 million VND

20

32.3

24

36.9

11- <20 million VND

24

38.7

20

30.8

> 20 million VND

18

29.0

21

32.3

Patient

Treatment (n, %)

43.53(< 0.001)^b

Surgery

32

51.6

2

3.1

Chemotherapy

5

8.1

27

41.5

Sur + Chemo + Radiation/ No

25

40.3

36

55.4

Cancer stage (n, %)

3.55(0.47)^b

Unknown

19

30.6

14

21.5

1

12

19.4

9

13.8

2

8

12.9

11

16.9

3

20

32.3

23

36.9

4

3

4.8

5

10.8

ADL (mean ± SD)

85.80(25.98)

80.80(24.56)

1.26(0.21)^a