Table 2 Family caregivers’ characteristics of patients with interstitial lung disease by use of oxygen therapy
Total (n = 65) | LTOT (n = 17) | no-LTOT (n = 48) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, years, median (IQR) | 70 (57–76) | 68 (53–75) | 72 (61–76) | |||
Men, n (%) | 12 (18.5) | 3 (17.6) | 9 (18.8) | |||
Experience as a medical worker, n (%)a | 9 (13.8) | 1 (5.9) | 8 (17.0) | |||
Educational status, n (%) | ||||||
Junior high school | 9 (13.8) | 2 (11.8) | 7 (14.6) | |||
High school | 26 (40.0) | 7 (41.2) | 19 (39.6) | |||
Junior college or vocational school | 17 (26.2) | 3 (17.6) | 14 (29.2) | |||
College | 13 (20.0) | 5 (29.4) | 8 (16.7) | |||
Graduate School | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |||
Relationship, n (%) | ||||||
Parent | 3 (4.6) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (6.3) | |||
Spouse | 44 (67.7) | 11 (64.7) | 33 (68.8) | |||
Child | 14 (21.5) | 4 (23.5) | 10 (20.8) | |||
Relative | 3 (4.6) | 2 (11.8) | 1 (2.1) | |||
Friend | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |||
Others | 1 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.1) | |||
living together, n (%) | 52 (80.0) | 13 (76.5) | 31 (64.6) | |||
Hours of care, median (IQR) | 0 (0–2) | 1 (0–3) | 0 (0–2) | |||