Table 3.
Psychosocial Adjustment Characteristics by Decision-Making Role among Patients with Concordant Roles (n = 765).
| Characteristic | Active (1) n = 178 23.3% |
Collaborative (2) n = 431 56.3% |
Passive (3) n = 156 20.3% |
Statistics |
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| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
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| Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale | 30.3 (6.2) | 30.4 (6.3) | 28.8 (6.4) | F = 3.8; p = 0.022 |
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| Brief COPE | ||||
| Active coping | 4.1 (1.6) | 4.0 (1.6) | 3.5 (1.8) | F = 8.7; p < 0.001; 1 and 2 > 3 |
| Planning coping | 3.4 (1.8) | 3.4 (1.7) | 2.7 (1.9) | F = 8.9; p < 0.001; 1 and 2 > 3 |
| Positive reframing | 3.4 (1.9) | 3.5 (1.9) | 2.8 (1.9) | F = 8.3; p < 0.001; 1 and 2 > 3 |
| Acceptance | 4.6 (1.3) | 4.7 (1.3) | 4.6 (1.4) | F = 1.1; p = 0.339 |
| Humor | 2.8 (1.9) | 2.3 (2.0) | 1.9 (2.0) | F = 8.4; p < 0.001; 1 and 2 > 3 |
| Religion | 2.6 (2.3) | 3.0 (2.3) | 3.0 (2.2) | F = 2.1; p = 0.122 |
| Emotional support | 4.3 (1.5) | 4.5 (1.6) | 3.9 (1.9) | F = 7.2; p = 0.001; 2 > 3 |
| Instrumental support | 3.2 (1.8) | 3.5 (1.7) | 2.9 (1.9) | F = 5.5; p = 0.004; 2 > 3 |
| Self-distraction | 3.5 (1.6) | 3.4 (1.7) | 3.4 (1.9) | F = 0.5; p = 0.608 |
| Denial | 0.5 (1.1) | 0.5 (1.1) | 0.4 (1.0) | F = 0.9; p = 0.337 |
| Venting | 2.0 (1.6) | 2.0 (1.6) | 1.6 (1.5) | F = 2.7; p = 0.068 |
| Substance use | 0.2 (0.5) | 0.2 (0.7) | 0.2 (0.9) | F = 0.5; p = 0.629 |
| Behavioral disengagement | 0.2 (0.6) | 0.2 (0.7) | 0.2 (0.6) | F = 0.4; p = 0.667 |
| Self-blame | 0.9 (1.3) | 0.8 (1.2) | 0.8 (1.2) | F = 0.2; p = 0.819 |
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| Mental Adjustment to Cancer | ||||
| Fighting spirit | 51 (5.7) | 52.1 (5.7) | 51.4 (5.5) | F = 2.3; p = 0.104 |
| Anxious preoccupation | 23 (4.2) | 23.5 (3.5) | 22.8 (2.3) | F = 2.6; p = 0.074 |
| Helplessness/hopelessness | 8.6 (3.0) | 8.9 (2.9) | 9.2 (2.9) | F = 1.6; p = 0.211 |
| Fatalism | 16.2 (3.2) | 17.3 (3.1) | 18.7 (3.4) | F = 24.2; p < 0.001; 1 < 2 < 3 |
| Avoidance | 1.5 (0.7) | 1.5 (0.8) | 1.5 (0.8) | F = 0.3; p = 0.736 |
| Positive adjustment | 52.9 (6.2) | 54.6 (6.2) | 54.2 (6.0) | F = 4.2; p = 0.015 |
| Negative adjustment | 28.9 (7.5) | 30.1 (7.1) | 30.4 (7.3) | F = 2.0; p = 0.136 |
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| NEO-Five Factor Inventory | ||||
| Neuroticism | 42 (11.2) | 42.2 (10.4) | 44.0 (10.0) | F = 1.6; p = 0.201 |
| Extraversion | 53.0 (11.0) | 53.5 (11.2) | 52.3 (11.5) | F = 0.6; p = 0.552 |
| Openness | 57.1 (11.6) | 55.3 (11.2) | 53.0 (10.6) | F = 5.5; p = 0.004; 1 > 3 |
| Agreeableness | 54.7 (10.4) | 55.7 (11.8) | 55.3 (10.9) | F = 0.5; p = 0.630 |
| Conscientiousness | 51.5 (9.8) | 50.9 (10.2) | 50.4 (10.9) | F = 0.4; p = 0.655 |