Table 1 The mean and standard deviation of individual characteristics of the participants

Age of caregiver (year)

45.08 (14.19)

16

86

Daily patient care hours

12.98 (9.22)

1

24

History of patient care (month)

55.10 (62.25)

3

408

Number of people participating in patient care besides the main caregiver

2.96 (1.31)

1

5

Age of patient (year)

61.31 (14.54)

19

92

Hope

24.95 (3.82)

12

32

Total SF8 score

24.40 (6.75)

10

42

Total FQOL^a score

103.21 (18.91)

68

162

History of dialysis (month)

47.68 (48.08)

6

336