Measures used include Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance status, Barthel Index, Symptom Distress Scale, the caregiving tasks scale, and the caregiver burden scale.

• 立意取样110位癌末病患之居家照顾者，以问卷收集资料，问卷内容包括功能状态评分表、症状困扰量表、照顾工作量表及照顾负荷量表。