Table 1.
Sample demographic, psychological, disease, and treatment characteristics (N = 355)a
| Variable | Number (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Age, y | 18‐40 | 21 (6%) |
| 41‐60 | 140 (40%) | |
| 61‐79 | 179 (51%) | |
| 80+ | 11 (3%) | |
| Sex | Male | 159 (45%) |
| Marital status | Married or partner | 243 (69%) |
| Single, divorced, separated, or widowed | 110 (31%) | |
| Education | High school or below | 151 (43%) |
| Vocational training, university, or other | 199 (57%) | |
| Health insured | Yes | 163 (46%) |
| Concession card | Yes | 189 (54%) |
| Living arrangement | With others | 279 (79%) |
| Alone | 74 (21%) | |
| Cancer type | Hematology | 13 (3.7%) |
| Breast | 99 (28%) | |
| Colorectal | 79 (23%) | |
| Prostate | 21 (6.0%) | |
| Lung | 20 (5.7%) | |
| Melanoma | 12 (3.4%) | |
| More than one type or other | 105 (30%) | |
| Time since diagnosis, mo | 12 or less | 182 (52%) |
| 13 to 24 | 51 (14%) | |
| More than 24 | 119 (34%) | |
| Treatment receivedb | Surgery | 251 (71%) |
| Chemotherapy | 299 (86%) | |
| Radiotherapy | 173 (52%) | |
| Other | 16 (4.8%) | |
| Number of different types of treatment received | 1 | 2 (0.6%) |
| 2 | 82 (23%) | |
| 3 | 117 (33%) | |
| 4 | 115 (33%) | |
| 5 | 31 (8.8%) | |
| 6 | 5 (1.4%) | |
| Anxiety | Yes | 82 (23%) |
| Depression | Yes | 63 (18%) |
| Study site | 1 | 108 (30%) |
| 2 | 120 (34%) | |
| 3 | 127 (36%) | |
a
Not all variables sum to 355 because of missing data.
b
Participants could select more than one option.