Effect of grief counseling on psychological distress and negative emotions among family members of patients with terminal tumors

Table 1 Comparison of general socio-demographic information of subjects in the two groups, n (%)

Items	Control group (n = 40)	Intervention group (n = 41)	χ2/t	P value
Gender
Male	14 (35.0)	6 (39.0)	0.141	0.708
Female	26 (65.0)	25 (61.0)
Age (mean ± SD)	49.93 ± 11.14	49.17 ± 10.53	0.313	0.755
Marital status
Unmarried	4 (10.0)	3 (7.3)	0.748	0.862
Married	30 (75.0)	29 (70.7)
Divorced	4 (10.0)	6 (14.7)
Widowed	2 (5.0)	3 (7.3)
Education level
Junior high school and below	15 (37.5)	15 (36.6)	1.226	0.874
High school and university	22 (55.0)	22 (53.7)
Postgraduate	3 (7.5)	4 (9.7)
Religious belief
Yes	4 (10.0)	7 (17.1)	0.863	0.353
No	36 (90.0)	34 (82.9)
Monthly per capita household income (yuan)
< 1000	11 (27.5)	15 (36.6)	0.770	0.681
1000-3000	21 (52.5)	19 (46.3)
> 3000	8 (20.0)	7 (17.1)
Relationship with patients
Parents	9 (22.5)	7 (17.1)	1.053	0.902
Spouses	11 (27.5)	9 (22.0)
Children	15 (37.5)	18 (43.8)
Other	5 (12.5)	7 (17.1)
Occupational status
Employed	14 (35.0)	12 (29.3)	0.305	0.581
Workless	26 (65.0)	29 (70.7)