Table 5.
Relationships Between Psychosocial Characteristics and ADs at 3 Months
| Patients With ADs (n = 61a) |
Patients Without ADs (n = 52a) |
CI | t | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||||
| FACT-G total score | 80.0 (19.0) | 87.1 (13.2) | −14.15 to −0.498 | −2.13 | .036 |
| FACIT-spirituality | 37.1 (8.4) | 37.5 (8.5) | −3.58 to 2.75 | −0.262 | .794 |
| POMS-depression subscale | 2.7 (3.4) | 2.1 (2.6) | −0.511 to 1.77 | 1.09 | .277 |
| POMS-total mood disturbance score | 12.9 (19.0) | 6.4 (15.3) | −0.088 to 13.08 | 1.96 | .053 |
Abbreviations: AD, advance directive; CI, confidence interval; FACIT, Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy Spiritual Well-being Scale; FACT-G, Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General; POMS, Profile of Mood States.
a
Differences in sample sizes are due to missing data. Sample sizes: FACT-G, n = 90; FACIT, n = 113; POMS-depression, n = 111; POMS-total score, n = 109.