Table 1.
Sample characteristics (N = 433).
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| N | % | |
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| Sex | ||
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| Female | 307 | 71% |
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| Male | 126 | 29% |
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| Age | ||
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| 65+ | 53 | 12% |
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| 50–64 | 193 | 45% |
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| 35–49 | 133 | 31% |
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| 18–34 | 54 | 12% |
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| Region of residence | ||
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| Northern Italy | 190 | 44% |
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| Central Italy | 84 | 19% |
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| South Italy | 159 | 37% |
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| Marital status | ||
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| Married | 288 | 66% |
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| Divorced | 98 | 23% |
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| Single | 47 | 11% |
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| Education | ||
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| University degree | 143 | 33% |
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| High school diploma | 237 | 55% |
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| Middle school diploma | 53 | 12% |
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| Employment | ||
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| Employed | 287 | 66% |
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| Retired | 55 | 13% |
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| Unemployed | 91 | 21% |
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| Distance between home and clinics | ||
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| More than 50 km | 47 | 11% |
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| Between 20 km and 50 km | 98 | 23% |
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| Less than 20 km | 288 | 66% |
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| Years from diagnosis | ||
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| More than 10 | 110 | 26% |
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| Between 3 and 10 | 230 | 53% |
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| Less than 3 | 93 | 21% |
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| Presence of other diseases | ||
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| Yes | 254 | 59% |
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| No | 179 | 41% |
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Self-reported health
(mean = 59 points, standard deviation = 22 points) |
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| High (>75 points) | 109 | 25% |
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| Medium (≥50 and ≤75 points) | 219 | 51% |
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| Low (<50 points) | 105 | 24% |
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| PHE-s® scores (engagement position) | ||
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| Blackout | 34 | 9% |
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| Arousal | 146 | 33% |
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| Adhesion | 220 | 51% |
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| Eudaimonic Project | 33 | 7% |
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