Table 1.
Patient Demographics and Variables (N = 100)
| Variables | N |
|---|---|
| Median age (Q1–Q3) | 57 (49–65) |
| Female gender | 52 |
| Ethnicity | |
| White | 78 |
| African American | 8 |
| Hispanic | 7 |
| Others | 7 |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 58 |
| Not married | 42 |
| Education level | |
| ≥Completed college | 42 |
| <College | 55 |
| Unknown | 3 |
| Religion | |
| Christian/Protestant/Catholic | 80 |
| Other | 20 |
| Primary cancer diagnosis | |
| Breast | 16 |
| Gastrointestinal (colon, liver, pancreas) | 19 |
| Genitourinary | 7 |
| Gynecological | 10 |
| Head and neck | 15 |
| Lung | 18 |
| Other | 15 |
| Cancer stage | |
| Locally advanced | 20 |
| Metastatic | 74 |
| Recurrent | 6 |
| Previous cancer treatment | |
| 1–2 types of chemotherapy | 42 |
| >2 types of chemotherapy | 47 |
| Targeted therapy/phase 1 | 19 |
| Radiation | 61 |
| Surgery | 57 |
| Other | 6 |
| Median HADS anxiety (median, Q1–Q3) | 7 (4–9) |
| Median HADS depression (median, Q1–Q3) | 6 (3–9) |
| Median trust in medical profession (median, Q1–Q3) | 13 (11–14) |
| Median degree of trust (median, Q1–Q3) | 2 (1–4) |
| Median total hopefulness (Herth Hope Index) (median, Q1–Q3) | 22 (20–25) |
| Median degree of hopefulness (median, Q1–Q3) | 2 (0–5) |
HADS–Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale.