Table 1.
The Characteristics, KPS Score, and QOL Score of Patients (n=320)
| Items | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Age(in years) | ||
| <60 | 118 | 36.9 |
| ≥60 | 202 | 63.1 |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 176 | 55.0 |
| Female | 144 | 45.0 |
| Education background | ||
| No formal education | 30 | 9.4 |
| Primary school | 100 | 31.2 |
| Junior high school | 103 | 32.2 |
| High school | 53 | 16.6 |
| University and above | 34 | 10.6 |
| Marital status | ||
| Unmarried | 9 | 2.8 |
| Married | 290 | 90.6 |
| Divorced, separation, spouse dead, and other | 21 | 6.6 |
| Economic burden of treatment | ||
| No and little | 160 | 50.0 |
| Moderate | 131 | 40.9 |
| Heavy | 29 | 9.1 |
| Chronic diseases | ||
| Yes | 113 | 35.3 |
| No | 207 | 64.7 |
| Disclosure of the disease | ||
| Fully | 56 | 17.5 |
| Partly | 107 | 33.4 |
| A little | 114 | 35.6 |
| Not at all | 43 | 13.5 |
| KPS Score | ||
| 10–20 | 52 | 16.2 |
| 30–40 | 128 | 40.0 |
| 50–60 | 103 | 32.2 |
| ≥70 | 37 | 11.6 |
| QOL (MQOL Score) | ||
| 0–3 | 110 | 34.4 |
| 4–6 | 174 | 54.4 |
| 7–10 | 36 | 11.2 |
KPS, Karnofsky Performance Scale; MQOL, McGill Quality of Life Questionnaire; QOL, quality of life.