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. 2023 Jun 21;14:1062830. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1062830

Table 2.

Socio-demographic, clinical, and psychological variables.

Italy Belgium
Mean St.Dev Mean St.Dev
Age at survey completion 65.4 10 65.4 8.8
Age at diagnosis 63.9 10.3 63.5 9
Frequency Percent Frequency Percent
Gender Male 88 55.7 89 59.7
Female 70 44.3 60 40.3
Education Compulsory school 0 0 6 4
Secondary school 12 7,6 6 4
University degree 37 23.4 30 20.1
Family & relationships Single no kids 15 9.5 18 12.1
Single with kids 12 7.6 17 11.4
Partner with kids 64 40.5 38 25.5
Partner no kids 67 42.4 76 51
Family history of cancer Yes 45 28.5 37 24.8
No 99 62.7 97 65.1
Don’t know 14 8.9 15 10.1
Cancer stage I, II 78 49.4 65 43.6
III, IV 80 50.6 84 56.4
Type of treatment (more than one answer allowed) No treatments 21 13.3 0 0
Surgery 94 59.5 78 52.3
Chemotherapy 55 34.8 88 59.1
Immunotherapy 35 22.2 78 52.3
Radiotherapy 35 22.2 46 30.9
Other 18 11.4 12 8.1
Don’t know 3 1.9 0 0
Lines of treatment No treatment 72 45.6 72 48.3
1 treatment 34 21.5 14 9.4
2 treatments 14 8.9 15 10.1
3 treatments 17 10.8 48 32.2
> 3 treatments 21 13.3 0 0
Objective Health literacy (Newest Vital Sign) High possibility of limited literacy 7 4.4 12 8.1
Medium possibility of limited literacy 40 25.3 32 21.5
Adequate literacy 111 70.3 105 70.5
Mean St.Dev Mean St.Dev
Mean Subjective Health Literacy (Chew Brief Literacy Scale) 3.1 0.8 3.6 0.8
MHLC - C Internality 3.1 1 3 1
Chance 2.8 1.1 3.4 0.8
Doctors 4.7 0.9 4.7 0.6
Other people 3.5 1.2 3.3 1
Number reporting some problems (%) Number reporting some problems (%)
EQ-5D-5L EQ5D Mobility 55 35 76 51
EQ5D Selfcare 19 12 40 26.8
EQ5D daily activities 75 47.5 92 61.7
EQ5D Pain/discomfort 103 65.2 99 66.4
EQ5D Anxiety/depression 88 55.7 74 49