Table 1.

Baseline data

Factors	Conventional group (n=294)	Intervention group (n=213)	X2	P
Gender
Male	163	103	2.486	0.115
Female	131	110
Age (years)
≥65	159	99	2.857	0.091
<65	135	114
Place of residence
Urban area	188	117	4.189	0.041
Rural area	106	96
Education level
≥ high school	205	163	2.868	0.09
< high school	89	50
Marital status
Married	223	167	0.454	0.501
Others	71	46
Religious belief
Yes	89	60	0.263	0.608
No	205	153
Current working situation
On-the-job	163	103	2.486	0.115
Others	131	110
Per capita monthly household income (Yuan)
≥3000	188	146	1.162	0.281
<3000	106	67
Payment method of medical expenses
Medical insurance	273	202	0.818	0.366
Self-pay	21	11
Disease staging
Stage III	163	135	3.212	0.073
Stage IV	131	78
Histological types of diseases
Squamous carcinoma	156	117	0.173	0.677
Adenocarcinoma	138	96
Disease diagnosis duration (year)
≥1	159	110	0.295	0.587
<1	135	103