		n	Perceived Stress Score
		n	Mean	SD	Test	p
Gender	Female	82	24.27	6.63	t = 0.979	0.329
Gender	Male	71	23.18	7.08	t = 0.979	0.329
Education Status	Literate	15	26.60	6.33	F = 2.325	0.059
	Primary school	34	24.29	7.80
	Secondary school	26	25.85	6.70
	High school	48	22.56	6.83
	University and higher	30	21.87	5.27
Marital Status	Married	98	24.58	7.08	t = 1.992	0.048
Marital Status	Single	55	22.31	6.18	t = 1.992	0.048
Relationship to Patient	Mother	10	28.30	8.18	F = 5.586	0.000
	Father	13	21.00	6.06
	Spouse	12	28.50	7.75
	Sibling	13	24.69	8.04
	Child	64	24.75	5.68
	Other	41	20.32	6.05
Being Financially Affected by the Process	Yes	83	25.18	7.36	t = 2.912	0.004
Being Financially Affected by the Process	No	70	22.09	5.78	t = 2.912	0.004
Knowing to Give Care to Patient	Yes	124	23.28	6.74	t = −1.818	0.071
Knowing to Give Care to Patient	No	29	25.83	7.00	t = −1.818	0.071
Sources of Knowledge about the Disease	Physician	23	21.91	7.28	t = −1.423	0.157
Sources of Knowledge about the Disease	Physician and nurse	128	24.10	6.70	t = −1.423	0.157
Duration of Treatment in Palliative Care Unit	Months 1 - 3	100	23.86	6.87	F = 3.114	0.047
	Months 3 - 6	30	25.60	7.11
	More than 6 months	23	20.96	5.60
Duration of Giving Care to Patient	Less than 6 months	45	22.71	6.75	t = −1.232	0.220
Duration of Giving Care to Patient	More than 6 months	108	24.20	6.86	t = −1.232	0.220