Table 1.
Demographic and clinical variables of participants (N = 198)
| Variable | N | % | Mean ± SD | Median (Range) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic variables | 198 | |||
| Age (years) | 55.71 ± 9.03 | 55 (29–79) | ||
| ≤45 | 19 | 9.6 | ||
| 46–55 | 82 | 41.4 | ||
| ≥ 56 | 97 | 49.0 | ||
| Marital status | ||||
| Married/living with a partner | 180 | 90.9 | ||
| Single/widowed/divorced | 18 | 9.1 | ||
| Educational level | ||||
| Primary school | 54 | 27.2 | ||
| Middle school | 73 | 36.9 | ||
| High school | 45 | 22.7 | ||
| Junior college or above | 26 | 13.1 | ||
| Income (Yuan per month) | ||||
| ≤1000 | 27 | 13.6 | ||
| 1001–2000 | 70 | 35.3 | ||
| 2001–3000 | 59 | 29.8 | ||
| 3001–4000 | 24 | 12.1 | ||
| ≥ 4001 | 18 | 9.1 | ||
| Clinical variables | ||||
| Cancer stage | ||||
| I | 35 | 17.7 | ||
| II | 19 | 9.6 | ||
| III + IV | 144 | 72.7 | ||
| Treatment type | ||||
| No treatment | 13 | 6.6 | ||
| Chemotherapy | 59 | 29.8 | ||
| Surgery | 12 | 6.0 | ||
| Combined treatment | 114 | 57.6 | ||
| Metastasis | ||||
| No | 184 | 92.9 | ||
| Yes | 14 | 7.1 | ||
| HADS-Depression symptoms | 93 | 47.0 | 7.01 ± 3.77 | 7 (0–21) |
| 8–10 | 63 | 31.8 | ||
| ≥ 11 | 30 | 15.2 | ||
| HADS-Anxiety symptoms | 102 | 51.5 | 7.37 ± 4.17 | 8 (0–20) |
| 8–10 | 60 | 30.3 | ||
| ≥ 11 | 42 | 21.2 | ||
HADS Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, SD Standard deviation