Table 1.

Demographic and clinical characteristic of the study patients

Characteristic	Mean ± SD, number (%)
Age (years)	55.8 ± 14.4
Gender
Men	70 (31%)
Women	157 (69%)
Highest education degree
Some high-school	27 (12%)
High-school graduate	96 (42%)
Some university education	57 (25%)
University degree	47 (21%)
Marital status
Single	34 (15%)
Married	151 (67%)
Divorced	18 (8%)
Widower	22 (10%)
Brain tumor diagnosis
High-grade glioma	44 (19%)
Low-grade glioma	19 (8%)
Meningioma	91 (40%)
Pituitary adenoma	27 (12%)
Vestibular schwanoma	20 (9%)
Metastatic tumor	2 (1%)
Other	24 (10%)
Recurrent disease	37 (16%)
Beck Depression Inventory – II
Score	11.38 ± 9.80
Minimal to mild depressive symptoms	190 (84%)
Moderate to severe depressive symptoms	37 (16%)
Barthel Index
Score	96.22 ± 10.43
Functionally dependent	15 (7%)
Functionally independent	212 (93%)