Table 1.
Patient characteristics, demographic and psychological data.
| n | % | |
|---|---|---|
| 49 | 100 | |
| Age median (range) | 61 (37–79) | |
| Gender | ||
| Female | 13 | 27 |
| Male | 36 | 73 |
| Martial Status | ||
| Married/in partnership | 37 | 76 |
| Windowed/not in partnership | 12 | 24 |
| Highest Degree Of Education | ||
| Elementary school/secondary modern school | 20 | 41 |
| Middle school | 17 | 35 |
| High school | 7 | 14 |
| Postgraduate/University degree | 4 | 8 |
| Missing | 1 | 2 |
| Employment | ||
| Employed | 26 | 53 |
| Retired | 22 | 45 |
| missing | 1 | 2 |
| Residence (Inhabitants) | ||
| Village (<5,000) | 24 | 49 |
| Small town (<20,000) | 7 | 14 |
| Medium sized town (<100,000) | 5 | 10 |
| Major city (>100,000) | 13 | 27 |
| Mean | SD | |
| Fear Of Progression | ||
| Affective reactions | 2.49 | 0.73 |
| Partnership/family | 2.31 | 0.65 |
| Occupation | 1.97 | 0.97 |
| Loss of autonomy | 2.34 | 0.75 |
| Coping with anxiety | 3.46 | 0.58 |
| Locus of Control | ||
| Internality | 25 | 5.3 |
| Social externality | 25 | 5.4 |
| Fatalistic externality | 23 | 6.3 |
| Willingness to take risks | 4 | 1.5 |
Scales range from 1 to 5 for the fear of progression scale, 7–42 for locus of control and 1 to 7 for the willingness to take risks.