Table 2.
Group Differences in Psycho-social Symptom Frequency.
| Secondary N(%) |
Primary N (%) |
Total N (%) |
p-values | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | Non-cancer | ||||
| Total by Group | 37 (17) | 45 (21) | 96 (45) | 178(100) | |
| Sadness | .555 | ||||
| No | 14(21.2) | 17(25.8) | 29(43.9) | 60 (34.1) | |
| Yes | 22(15.3) | 28(19.4) | 66(45.8) | 116 (65.9) | |
| Anger | .746 | ||||
| No | 20(18.0) | 22(19.8) | 53(47.7) | 95 (53.7) | |
| Yes | 17(17.2) | 23(23.2) | 42(42.4) | 82(46.3) | |
|
Lack of self-
confidence |
.010 | ||||
| No | 25(26.6) | 16(17.0) | 41(43.6) | 82 (46.6) | |
| Yes | 12(10.3) | 29(25.0) | 53(45.7) | 94(53.4) | |
|
Lack of
confidence in insurance |
.855 | ||||
| No | 19(16.1) | 25(21.2) | 55(46.6) | 99 (56.9) | |
| Yes | 17(19.1) | 18(20.2) | 40(44.9) | 75(43.1) | |
|
Concerns about
looks |
.310 | ||||
| No | 10(27.0) | 7(18.9) | 15(40.5) | 32(18.1) | |
| Yes | 27(15.4) | 38(21.7) | 80(45.7) | 145(81.9) | |
|
Misunderstood by
S.O. |
.185 | ||||
| No | 30(20.0) | 30(20.0) | 62(41.3) | 122(69.3) | |
| Yes | 7(11.5) | 14(23.0) | 33(54.1) | 54(30.7) | |
|
Less sexually
attractive |
.113 | ||||
| No | 14 (23.7) | 7 (11.9) | 32(54.2) | 53(30.1) | |
| Yes | 16 (13.8) | 30 (25.9) | 46 (39.7) | 92(52.3) | |
| Prefer not to answer |
6(16.7) | 8(22.2) | 17(47.2) | 31(17.6) | |
|
Insurance
frustration |
.426 | ||||
| No | 24(19.0) | 23(18.3) | 56(44.4) | 103(58.9) | |
| Yes | 12(14.3) | 21(25.0) | 39(46.4) | 72(41.1) | |
|
Lost body
confidence |
.432 | ||||
| No | 15(21.7) | 12(17.4) | 30(43.5) | 57(32.2) | |
| Yes | 22(15.5) | 32(22.5) | 66(46.5) | 120(67.8) | |
| Fatigue | .210 | ||||
| No | 12(23.5) | 7(13.7) | 24(47.1) | 43(24.3) | |
| Yes | 25(15.5) | 37(23.0) | 72(44.7) | 134(75.7) | |
| Difficulty sleeping | .233 | ||||
| No | 20(19.0) | 17(16.2) | 49(46.7) | 86(48.6) | |
| Yes | 17(15.9) | 28(26.2) | 46(43.0) | 91(51.4) | |
| Increased appetite | .750 | ||||
| No | 27(17.1) | 32(20.3) | 74(46.8) | 133(75.1) | |
| Yes | 9(17.0) | 13(24.5) | 22(41.5) | 44(24.9) | |
|
Lack interest in
sex |
.602 | ||||
| No | 15(14.6) | 17(16.5) | 48(46.6) | 80(45.7) | |
| Yes | 15(21.4) | 18(25.7) | 30(42.9) | 63(36.0) | |
| Prefer not to answer |
5(13.5) | 9(24.3) | 18(48.6) | 32(18.3) | |
|
Partner lack of
interest in sex |
.897 | ||||
| No | 23(18.4) | 27(21.6) | 52(41.6) | 102(58.3) | |
| Yes | 5(15.2) | 8(24.2) | 16(48.5) | 29(16.6) | |
| Prefer not to answer |
8(16.0) | 10(20.0) | 26(52.0) | 44(25.1) | |
|
Can’t do hobbies
or leisure activities |
.613 | ||||
| No | 14(19.2) | 13(17.8) | 35(47.9) | 62(34.8) | |
| Yes | 23(16.4) | 32(22.9) | 61(43.6) | 116(65.2) | |
|
Less social
activities |
.395 | ||||
| No | 23(21.7) | 22(20.8) | 47(44.3) | 92(52.3) | |
| Yes | 14(13.3) | 22(21.0) | 48(45.7) | 84(47.7) | |
|
Less physical
activity |
.580 | ||||
| No | 12(19.0) | 11(17.5) | 31(49.2) | 54(30.5) | |
| Yes | 24(16.1) | 34(22.8) | 65(43.6) | 123(69.5) | |
|
Less sexual
activity |
.886 | ||||
| No | 14(15.4) | 16(17.6) | 43(47.3) | 73(41.5) | |
| Yes | 13(18.1) | 18(25.0) | 32(44.4) | 63(35.8) | |
| Prefer not to answer |
8(17.4) | 11(23.9) | 21(45.7) | 40(22.7) | |
* Likelihood Ratio.