Table 1.
Sociodemographic and medical characteristics of the patients before baseline
| n = 49 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Age (M/SD) | 58.04 | 12.6 |
| Frequency | % | |
| Gender | ||
| Female | 38 | 77.6 |
| Male | 11 | 22.4 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 24 | 49.0 |
| Single | 9 | 18.4 |
| Divorced | 6 | 12.2 |
| Separated | 5 | 10.2 |
| Widowed | 3 | 6.1 |
| Committed relationship | 2 | 4.1 |
| Highest educational level | ||
| University level | 25 | 51.0 |
| Middle school level | 13 | 26.5 |
| High school level | 4 | 8.2 |
| Secondary school level | 4 | 8.2 |
| Technical college level | 2 | 4.1 |
| Other | 1 | 2.0 |
| Type of Diagnosis | ||
| Breast cancer | 18 | 36.7 |
| Leukemia | 10 | 20.4 |
| Skin cancer | 4 | 8.2 |
| Lymphoma | 4 | 8.2 |
| Colorectal cancer | 3 | 6.1 |
| Lung cancer | 2 | 4.1 |
| Brain tumor | 2 | 4.1 |
| Other tumors (each n = 1) | 6 | 12.0 |
| Status of cancer diagnosis | ||
| Initial diagnosis | 34 | 70.8 |
| Relapse | 14 | 29.2 |
| Treatment status | ||
| Ongoing | 27 | 56.3 |
| Completed | 21 | 43.8 |