Table 3.

Characterization of the elderly patients according to presence/absence of spiritual distress

		Spiritual distress (Researcher*Patient* SWBQ)									Independence test
		No			Yes			Total			(X)	p
		n	%		n	%		N	%
Chemotherapy											2.349	0.309
	IV	23	88.5		19	100.0		42	93.3
	Oral	1	3.8		0	0.0		1	2.2
	Both	2	7.7		0	0.0		2	4.4
Metastasis											0.172	0.679
	No	23	88.5		16	84.2		39	86.7
	Yes	3	11.5		3	15.8		6	13.3
Anti-depressants											5.554	0.033*
	Yes	3	11.5		8	42.1		11	24.4
	No	23	88.5		11	57.9		34	75.6
Escorted to treatment											0.116	0.734
	Yes	19	73.1		13	68.4		32	71.1
	No	7	26.9		6	31.6		13	28.9
Gender											0.137	0.712
	Male	11	42.3		7	36.8		18	40.0
	Female	15	57.7		12	63.2		27	60.0
Civil status											1.972	0.373
	Single	2	7.7		2	10.5		4	8.9
	Married	20	76.9		11	57.9		31	68.9
	Widowed	4	15.4		6	31.6		10	22.2
Level of education											4.111	0.043*
	University	5	19.2		0	0.0		5	11.1
	Basic	21	80.8		19	100.0		40	88.9
Do you have any dependants?											0.530	0.467
	Yes	8	30.8		4	21.1		12	26.7
	No	18	69.2		15	78.9		33	73.3
How important has religion/spirituality been in your life?											2.180	0.336
	Little	2	7.7		0	0.0		2	4.4
	Relevant	5	19.2		6	31.6		11	24.4
	Very Relevant	19	73.1		13	68.4		32	71.1
Did the importance of religion/spirituality change after illness?											0.900	0.638
	More relevant	13	50.0		11	57.9		24	53.3
	Less relevant	1	3.8		0	0.0		1	2.2
	No	12	46.2		8	42.1		20	44.4
Total		26	100.0		19	100.0		45	100.0

^* Fisher's exact test