Table 4 Perceived additional support would have been helpful comparing people who cared for someone with end-stage lung disease and other caregivers for people at the end of life.
From: Caregivers' perceived adequacy of support in end-stage lung disease: results of a population survey
Domains | Â | Â | End-stage lung disease (128) | % | Other diagnoses (1151) | % | p value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Physical care | Help with physical care | 27 | 12.6 | 187 | 16.2 | 0.163 |
| Â | Â | Help with medications | 7 | 5.4 | 72 | 6.3 | 0.848# |
| Â | Â | Help with symptom control | 13 | 10.2 | 115 | 10.0 | 0.950 |
| Â | Information | Information about what to expect | 15 | 11.7 | 159 | 13.8 | 0.514 |
| Â | Â | Information about services | 14 | 10.9 | 126 | 10.9 | 0.977 |
| Â | Emotional/spiritual support | Emotional support for the caregiver | 8 | 6.2 | 143 | 12.4 | 0.043# |
| Â | Â | Emotional support for the person who died | 11 | 8.6 | 157 | 13.6 | 0.110 |
| Â | Â | Other emotional support | 7 | 5.5 | 58 | 5.0 | 0.831# |
| Â | Â | Additional spiritual support | 1 | 0.8 | 49 | 4.3 | 0.054# |
| Â | Financial support | Additional financial support | 4 | 3.1 | 76 | 6.6 | 0.175# |
| Â | Bereavement Support | Bereavement support | 5 | 3.9 | 86 | 7.5 | 0.150# |