Table 1.
Participants characteristics overall and by level of belief
| Characteristic | Overall (n = 170)a | BVS < 54 (n = 85) | BVS ≥ 54 (n = 84) | p-valueb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 106 (62) | 46 (54) | 60 (71) | 0.026 |
| Age | ||||
| Mean (SD) (years) | 66.2 (13.8) | 65.6 (15.2) | 66.6 (12.3) | 0.631 |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married/living with partner | 71 (42) | 35 (41) | 35 (42) | 1.00 |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| White | 145 (85) | 82 (96) | 62 (74) | <0.001 |
| Black | 16 (10) | 2 (2) | 14 (17) | |
| Other | 9 (5) | 1 (1) | 8 (10) | |
| Education (n = 169)c | ||||
| No qualification | 63 (37) | 27 (32) | 35 (42) | 0.080 |
| GCSE/A-level/higher education | 47 (28) | 26 (31) | 21 (25) | |
| Degree | 42 (25) | 26 (31) | 16 (19) | |
| Other | 17 (10) | 5 (6) | 12 (14) | |
| Employment status (n = 169) | ||||
| Employed | 16 (9) | 12 (14) | 4 (5) | 0.207 |
| Unemployed | 22 (13) | 11 (13) | 11 (13) | |
| Retired | 115 (68) | 53 (63) | 61 (73) | |
| On sick leave | 16 (9) | 8 (10) | 8 (10) | |
| Religion (n = 169) | ||||
| Does not observe a religion | 47 (28) | 45 (54) | 2 (2) | <0.001 |
| Christianity—Protestant | 52 (31) | 16 (19) | 35 (42) | |
| Christianity—Roman Catholic | 35 (21) | 9 (11) | 26 (31) | |
| Christianity—other | 14 (8) | 4 (5) | 10 (12) | |
| Judaism | 10 (6) | 7 (8) | 3 (4) | |
| Other | 11 (7) | 3 (4) | 8 (10) | |
| Tumour site (n = 168) | ||||
| Lung | 35 (21) | 21 (25) | 14 (17) | 0.609 |
| Upper gastrointestinal | 29 (17) | 10 (12) | 19 (23) | |
| Breast | 24 (14) | 11 (13) | 13 (16) | |
| Genito-urinary | 22 (13) | 12 (14) | 9 (11) | |
| Colorectal | 20 (12) | 12 (14) | 8 (10) | |
| Gynaecological | 12 (7) | 5 (6) | 7 (8) | |
| Haematological | 10 (6) | 4 (5) | 6 (7) | |
| Central nervous system | 6 (4) | 3 (4) | 3 (4) | |
| Other cancer | 6 (4) | 3 (4) | 3 (4) | |
| Non cancer | 4 (2) | 3 (4) | 1 (1) | |
| Time from diagnosis (n = 168) | ||||
| Median (IQR) (months) | 17 (6–42) | 18 (7–41) | 15 (6–42) | 0.631 |
Frequency (%), mean (SD) or median (IQR). BVS, Beliefs and Values Scale; GCSE, General Certificate of Secondary Education; IQR, interquartile range.
a
Including one participant with missing total BVS score.
b
p-values for differences by BVS group from chi-square, t-test (age) or Mann–Whitney (time from diagnosis) tests.
c
n reported when different from 170.