TABLE 1.
Sample demographic characteristics, HADS and MCQ-30 scores (N = 440).
| Age | |
| Mean (SD) | 60.24 (10.76) |
| Range | 27–87 |
| Gender | |
| Males | 288 (65.5%) |
| Females | 152 (34.5%) |
| Ethnicity | |
| White | 400 (90.8%) |
| Black | 10 (2.3%) |
| Asian | 22 (5.0%) |
| Mixed | 1 (0.2%) |
| Other | 5 (1.1%) |
| Do not wish to disclose | 2 (0.5%) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 73 (16.6%) |
| Married | 215 (48.9%) |
| Cohabiting | 40 (9.1%) |
| Civil partnership | 3 (0.7%) |
| Separated | 21 (4.8%) |
| Divorced | 56 (12.7%) |
| Widowed | 31 (7.0%) |
| Do not wish to disclose | 1 (0.2%) |
| Highest qualification gained | |
| None | 96 (21.8%) |
| GCSE or equivalent | 93 (21.1%) |
| A-level or equivalent | 29 (6.6%) |
| Vocational qualification | 65 (14.8%) |
| Diploma | 80 (18.2%) |
| Degree | 59 (13.4%) |
| Master’s degree or PhD | 17 (3.9%) |
| HADS | Mean (SD) |
| Anxiety | 10.32 (3.85) |
| Depression | 8.20 (3.71) |
| Total | 18.52 (6.43) |
| MCQ-30 | |
| Positive Beliefs | 10.68 (4.49) |
| Negative Beliefs | 13.16 (4.65) |
| Cognitive Confidence | 11.50 (5.05) |
| Need for Control | 11.86 (3.97) |
| Cognitive Self-Consciousness | 14.62 (4.36) |
| Total | 61.81 (16.02) |
HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; MCQ-30, Metacognitions Questionnaire 30.