| Variables | Means (SD) or numbers (%) | Cronbach’s alpha |
| Tool to assess social support needs of spouses of patients with cancer | ||
| Social support needs regarding the disease and treatment of the patients | 76.90 (39.61) | 0.96 |
| Medical condition and cure | 39.99 (21.64) | 0.96 |
| Daily life and social support | 34.69 (19.23) | 0.92 |
| Intimacy and employment | 2.22 (4.95) | 0.89 |
| Social support needs of the spouses | 17.21 (10.67) | 0.88 |
| Family psychological issues and social support | 16.80 (10.32) | 0.90 |
| Intimacy, employment, and society | 0.40 (1.32) | 0.70 |
| Anticipatory Grief Scale for Family Caregivers (AGSFC) | 28.99 (11.36) | 0.90 |
| Spiritual pain in preparing for a loss | 11.55 (4.36) | 0.80 |
| Physical and mental fatigability in daily life | 6.83 (4.16) | 0.81 |
| Precedent anxiety regarding bereavement | 6.68 (3.19) | 0.80 |
| Exhaustion | 3.92 (2.49) | 0.76 |
| AGSFC high (≥35), n (%) | 35 (34.31%) |
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| AGSFC middle (25 to 34), n (%) | 33 (32.35%) |
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| AGSFC low (<25), n (%) | 34 (33.33%) |
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