Table 2:
Social support evaluation scores from 803 postoperative esophageal Cancer survivors (n, %)
| Items | Score | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Sense of competence | — | — | — | 55(6.9) | 89(11.1) | 172(21.4) | 219(27.3) | 140(17.5) | 70(8.7) | 58(7.1) |
| Sense of maintenance | — | — | — | 67(8.4) | 95(11.8) | 167(20.8) | 194(24.2) | 108(13.4) | 95(11.8) | 77(9.6) |
| Sense of comfort | — | — | — | 79(9.9) | 102(12.7) | 127(15.8) | 145(18.1) | 123(15.3) | 95(11.8) | 132(16.4) |
| Family intimacy | 64(8.0) | 116(14.4) | 264(32.9) | 359((44.7) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Extended family support | 84(10.5) | 222(27.6) | 230(28.6) | 267(33.3) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Friendship support | 140(17.4) | 131(16.3) | 350(43.6) | 182(22.7) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Community support | 134(16.7) | 243(30.3) | 241(30.0) | 185(23.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Level in acceptance | — | — | 32(4.0) | 40(5.0) | 89(11.1) | 125(15.6) | 174(21.7) | 152(18.8) | 106(13.2) | 85(10.6) |