Psychometric Properties of the Family Inventory of Resources for Management in a Sample of Iranian Family Caregivers of Cancer Patients

Table 1

Demographic and clinical variables in family caregivers and cancer patients ().

Variables		%
Family caregivers’ age
≤24	14	13.5
25–44	52	50.0
45–64	34	32.7
≥65	4	3.9
Family caregivers’ gender
Male	46	44.2
Female	58	55.8
Family caregivers’ education
Illiterate	4	3.8
Primary school	8	7.7
Secondary school	15	14.4
High school	49	47.1
University	28	26.9
Patients’ age
≤24	4	3.8
25–44	32	30.8
45–64	49	47.1
≥65	19	18.3
Patients’ gender
Male	33	45.3
Female	71	33.0
Type of cancer
Breast	64	61.5
Prostate	5	4.8
Lung	9	8.7
Colorectal	17	16.3
Others	9	8.7