Table 2.
Comparisons of profiles of participants self-appraised as suffering from stagnation symptoms at an illness condition and intended to seek treatment versus participants self-appraised as ill but have no intention to seek treatment
| Self-appraised ill with no intention for treatment (N = 32) | Self-appraised ill and intended for treatment (N = 14) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | χ 2 | p | |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 9 | 28.1 | 3 | 21.4 | .23 | .63 |
| Female | 23 | 71.9 | 11 | 78.6 | ||
| Marital status | ||||||
| Single | 11 | 34.4 | 1 | 26.1 | 3.75 | .15 |
| Married | 18 | 56.3 | 11 | 63.0 | ||
| Divorced | 3 | 9.4 | 2 | 10.9 | ||
| Educational level | ||||||
| Primary or below | 3 | 9.4 | 4 | 28.6 | 8.16 | .02* |
| Secondary | 17 | 53.1 | 10 | 71.4 | ||
| Tertiary or above | 12 | 37.5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Personal monthly income (HK$) | ||||||
| Below 5,000 | 3 | 9.4 | 1 | 7.7 | 2.96 | .57 |
| 5,000–9,999 | 8 | 25.0 | 4 | 30.8 | ||
| 10,000–19,999 | 9 | 28.1 | 2 | 15.4 | ||
| Over 20,000 | 6 | 18.8 | 1 | 7.7 | ||
| Not applicable | 6 | 18.8 | 5 | 38.5 | ||
| M | SD | M | SD | U | p | |
| Age (N = 45) | 38.97 | 11.39 | 48.00 | 7.62 | 110.5 | .02* |
| Stagnation (N = 43) | 83.06 | 28.69 | 75.41 | 41.50 | 147.0 | .29 |
| GHQ-12 (N = 45) | 6.61 | 3.66 | 5.57 | 3.52 | 179.0 | .35 |
| BMSWBI (N = 43) | ||||||
| Physical distress | 45.41 | 23.93 | 38.00 | 29.52 | 134.5 | .25 |
| HADS (N = 45) | ||||||
| Anxiety | 11.19 | 3.89 | 9.29 | 3.93 | 155.5 | .13 |
| Depression | 8.28 | 3.29 | 7.57 | 2.79 | 204.5 | .64 |
U Mann–Whitney U test value, GHQ General Health Questionnaire, BMSWBI Body–Mind–Spirit Well-Being Inventory, HADS Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale
*p = 0.05 level