Table 4.
Comparison between times of treatment and diagnosis among elderly patients with spiritual distress and no spiritual distress
| Time in months | Spiritual distress | Mann-Whitney | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | Total | U | p | ||
| Diagnosis | 38.8 | 18.2 | 30.1 | 178.5 | 0.115 | |
| 1st treatment | 13.7 | 9.5 | 11.9 | 208.5 | 0.375 | |
| Actual time of treatment | 7.1 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 234.5 | 0.773 | |