Table 2. Differences in General and Cancer-related Communication by Gender.
| Male (n=5) | Female (n=5) | Z | |
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| Survivor | Mean (SD) | ||
| Family communication | 4.3 (0.7) | 3.5 (0.7) | -1.70c |
| Item 2: family members are good listeners | 4.4 (0.5) | 3.2 (0.8) | -2.13d |
| Item 7: honest answers | 4.8 (0.4) | 3.2 (0.4) | -2.68e |
| Cancer-related communication | 21.6 (4.4) | 20.4 (3.2) | -0.32 |
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| Partners | |||
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| Family communication | 4.5 (0.3) | 3.4 (0.3) | -2.61e |
| Item 4: can ask each other for what they want | 4.4 (0.5) | 3.4 (0.5) | -2.15d |
| Item 5: calmly discuss problems | 4.6 (0.5) | 3.2 (0.4) | -2.55d |
| Item 6: discuss their ideas and beliefs | 4.8 (0.4) | 3.4 (0.5) | -2.55d |
| Item 8: try to understand each other's feelings | 5.0 (0.0) | 3.4 (0.9) | -2.83e |
| Item 10: express their true feelings | 4.4 (0.5) | 3.4 (0.5) | -2.15d |
| Cancer-related communication | 23.0 (2.1) | 20.2 (3.7) | -1.38 |
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| Male survivor-female partner | Female survivor-male partner | Z | |
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| Survivor-Partner discordances (CCAT-PF) | 17.2 (9.7) | 14.8 (8.3) | -0.96 |
Note.
a
Kruskal–Wallis one-way analysis of variance were conducted to compare outcomes by gender;
b
Numbers do not add to total sample size because of the missing values.
c
p< .1,
d
p< .05,
e
p< .01.