Table 2.
Results for intimacy levels in the Death Attitude Profile groups.
| Test items | Cancer patients | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death acceptance group n = 31 |
Bargaining group n = 48 |
Death avoidance group n = 34 |
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| Many people and close relationships | M | 5.47 | 5.95 | 7.65 |
| SD | 2.13 | 2.36 | 1.16 | |
| Few people but close relationships | M | 7.23 | 5.48 | 5.82 |
| SD | 1.53 | 2.02 | 1.85 | |
| Many people but less close relationships | M | 5.58 | 7.19 | 7.03 |
| SD | 1.76 | 1.35 | 1.56 | |
| Few people and less close relationships | M | 4.18 | 3.88 | 4.57 |
| SD | 2.24 | 2.11 | 1.89 | |