Table 4.
Responses to Select Items from the Demographics Questionnaire in Men and Women with Serious and/or Life-Limiting Illness
| pa | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do you have a history of psychiatric illness? | ||||||
| Yes | No | 0.26 | ||||
| Men (n = 89) | 13 (15) | 76 (85) | ||||
| Women (n = 101) | 9 (9) | 92 (91) | ||||
| Do you have a current psychiatric diagnosis? | ||||||
| Yes | No | 0.45 | ||||
| Men (n = 90) | 17 (19) | 73 (81) | ||||
| Women (n = 102) | 15 (15) | 87 (85) | ||||
| If yes, indicate severity of your current psychiatric illness: | ||||||
| Not severe | Mild | Moderate | Severe | 0.18 | ||
| Men (n = 16) | 3 (19) | 3 (19) | 8 (50) | 2 (13) | ||
| Women (n = 14) | 1 (7) | 10 (71) | 2 (14) | 1 (7) | ||
| What is your current level of social support (friends, family, community, religion/spirituality, other)? | ||||||
| No support | Some support | Good support | Excellent support | |||
| Men (n = 85) | 0 (0) | 15 (18) | 24 (28) | 46 (54) | 0.30 | |
| Women (n = 102) | 0 (0) | 11 (11) | 30 (29) | 61 (60) | ||
| Please rate your current level of stress: | ||||||
| No stress | Mild | Moderate | Severe | Extreme | ||
| Men (n = 89) | 9 (10) | 27 (30) | 39 (44) | 10 (11) | 4 (4) | 0.91 |
| Women (n = 97) | 9 (9) | 28 (29) | 49 (51) | 10 (10) | 1 (1) | |
| How severe is your medical illness? | ||||||
| Not severe | Mild | Moderate | Severe | Extremely severe/life-limiting | ||
| Men (n = 89) | 1 (1) | 2 (2) | 12 (13) | 28 (31) | 46 (52) | 0.016b |
| Women (n = 98) | 2 (2) | 8 (8) | 15 (15) | 39 (40) | 34 (35) | |
| Are you experiencing pain? | ||||||
| No pain | Some pain | Moderate pain | Severe pain | Extremely severe pain | ||
| Men (n = 90) | 23 (26) | 17 (19) | 22 (24) | 23 (26) | 5 (6) | 0.035b |
| Women (n = 101) | 31 (31) | 32 (32) | 20 (20) | 14 (14) | 4 (4) | |
| How do you rate your current overall health status? | ||||||
| Poor | Manageable | Satisfactory/fair | Good | Excellent | ||
| Men (n = 87) | 15 (17) | 43 (49) | 13 (15) | 14 (16) | 2 (2) | 0.010c |
| Women (n = 102) | 11 (11) | 34 (33) | 32 (31) | 23 (23) | 2 (2) | |
| How do you rate your quality of life? | ||||||
| Poor | Manageable | Satisfactory/fair | Good | Excellent | ||
| Men (n = 87) | 7 (8) | 22 (25) | 22 (25) | 23 (26) | 13 (15) | 0.055 |
| Women (n = 101) | 8 (8) | 14 (14) | 18 (18) | 46 (46) | 15 (15) | |
Data are presented as frequencies (percentages). Percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding to the nearest whole number.
a
p-Values are from comparisons of data between genders.
Statistical significance at: bp < 0.05; cp < 0.01.