Table 3.

Predictors of Distress

Variable	No. of Patients	Distress Score ≥ 4		P
		No.	%
Sex
Female	155	67	43	.215
Male	59	20	34
Age, years
65-80	157	65	41	.712
≥ 81	57	22	39
Cancer stage
Localized	135	55	41	.968
Metastatic	78	32	41
Education
≤ High school	121	54	45	.242
Postsecondary school	85	31	36
Marital status
Not married	101	45	45	.296
Married	112	42	38
Living companion
Lives alone	144	62	43	.305
Lives with spouse, partner, or child	70	25	36
Employment
Employed	19	4	21	.063
Not employed	193	83	43
Use of services
Used no services	182	69	37	.052
Used services	32	18	56
Eyesight
Excellent, good, or fair	206	80	39	.002
Poor	7	7	100
Hearing health
Excellent, good, or fair	192	77	40	.414
Poor	18	9	50
OARS IADL score
< 14	98	59	60	< .0001
14	108	25	23
Falls in previous 6 months
No falls	168	64	38	.120
Experienced falls	43	22	51
Ability to complete questionnaire alone
No	47	28	60
Yes	163	58	36	.003
No. of comorbid illnesses
≤ 2	105	35	33	.047
≥ 3	107	50	47
Unintentional weight loss in previous 6 months
None	132	49	38	.097
Experienced weight loss	69	34	49
KPS
40, 50, 60	37	24	65	.001
70, 80, 90, 100	176	62	35

Continuous Variable	No. of Patients	Mean Values for Distress Scores 0-4	Mean Values for Distress Score ≥ 4	P
Age, years	214	75.83	76.12	.75
Body mass index	210	26.67	27.51	.30
OARS IADL (scale 0-14)	206	13.20	11.35	< .0001
MOS Physical (scale 0-100)	214	73.30	49.91	< .0001
MOS Tangible (scale 0-100)	212	70.58	72.80	.61
MOS Emotional (scale 0-100)	211	80.80	78.45	.55
MOS Social Support (scale 0-100)	211	77.39	76.55	.82
Time to complete questionnaire (minutes)	197	13.31	17.56	.01
No. of medications	210	4.77	5.28	.33

NOTE. Only patients with a reported distress score were included in this analysis.

Abbreviations: OARS, Older American Resources and Services; IADL, Instrumental Activities of Daily Living; KPS, Karnofsky performance score; MOS, Medical Outcomes Study.