Table 2. Detailed illustration of the EORTC subscales future uncertainty (FU), global health (GH) and quality of life (QoL) including significant findings.

	QoL (n=229)	p- Value	GH (n=217)	p-Value	FU (n=96)	p- Value
	n/ (%)		n/ (%)		n/ (%)
Diagnosis
malignant	127(55.5)	0,533	116 (53.5)	0,774	65 (67.7)	0,003
benign	102 (44.5)		101 (46.5)		31 (32.3)
prim. diagnosis	160(69.9)	0,907	152 (70)	0,983	63 (65.6)	0,337
recurrent disease	69 (30.1)		65 (30)		33 (34.4)
Age (years) median
<65 years	161(70.3)	0,736	156 (71.9)	0,244	71 (74)	0,328
>65 years	68 (29.7)		61 (28.1)		25 (26)
male	100 (43.7)	0,018	96 (44.2)	0,022	33 (34.4)	0,001
female	129 (56.3)		121 (55.7)		63 (65.6)
partnership
yes	177 (77.3)	0,782	171 (78.8)	0,679	72 (75)	0,678
no	52 (22.7)		46 (21.2)		24 (25)
children
yes	161 (70.3)	0,809	154 (71)	0,923	74 (77.1)	0,199
no	68 (29.7)		63 (29)		22 (22.9)
Pre-existing psychiatric disorders
yes	61 (26.6)	0,132	59 (27.2)	0,025	33 (34.4)	0,006
no	168 (73.4)		158 (72.8)		63 (65.6)
ataractics
yes	62 (27.1)	0,001	60 (27.6)	0,002	32 (33.3)	0,001
no	167 (72.9)		157 (72.4)		64 (66.7)