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Table 1 The demographic and clinical characteristics of family caregivers

From: Effect of handholding on heart rate variability in both patients with cancer and their family caregivers: a randomized crossover study

Family care givers

n=37

 

mean

SD

Age,years

58.6

15.3

Sex

n

%

 Male

15

41

 Female

22

59

Relationship

n

%

 Husband

10

27

 Wife

10

27

 Daughter

10

27

 Mother

1

3

 Sister

2

5

 Sibling

4

11

J-ZBI

mean

SD

 

16.8

11.5

  1. J-ZBI Japanese version of Zarit Caregiver Burden Interview