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. 2020 Aug 12;17(16):5841. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17165841

Table 3.

Psychological and social support of patients.

Psychological Support Social Support
yes no Do not Need to Use or Do not Know about the Possibility yes no Do not Need to Use or Do not Know about the Possibility
n % n % n % p n % n % n % p
290 76.3 29 7.6 61 16.1 192 50.7 93 24.5 94 24.8
Age (years) range 16–93; average 62.3 ± 11.9; median 64 range 35–87; average 63.8 ± 10.9; median 65 range 33–85; average 65.5 ± 12.5; median 67 0.14 range 25–87; average 63.1 ± 10.8; median 65 range 23–93; average 62.6 ± 12.3; median 63 range 16–84; average 62.6 ± 13.6; median 65 0.73
Gender
     women 152 52 16 55 33 54 0.94 98 51 52 56 51 54 0.71
     men 138 48 13 45 28 46 94 49 41 44 43 46
Education
     primary 53 18 7 24 13 21 0.91 37 19 14 15 21 22.5 0.51
     secondary 171 59 17 59 34 56 109 57 62 67 51 54
     high 59 20.5 5 17 14 23 43 22 17 18 18 19
     no data 7 2.5 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 4 4.5
Professional activity
     student 4 1.5 0 0 0 0 0.84 1 0.5 0 0 3 3 0.28
     employed 102 35 9 31 21 34 69 36 36 39 27 29
     unemployed 22 7.5 1 3 4 7 13 7 6 6 8 8.5
     pensioner 157 54 19 66 36 59 108 56 51 55 52 55
     no data 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0.5 0 0 4 4.5
Marital status
     married 209 72 15 51.5 41 67 0.03 138 72 62 67 64 68 0.25
     single 44 15 6 20.5 7 12 33 17 13 14 11 11.5
     widow/er 32 11 8 28.0 13 21 20 10.5 18 19 15 16
     no data 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0.5 0 0 4 4.5
Place of residence
     city 218 75 18 62 48 79 0.22 139 72.5 69 74 75 80 0.43
     village 71 24.5 11 38 13 21 52 27 24 26 19 20
     no data 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 1 0.5 0 0 0 0
Region of Poland
     north-east 49 17 3 10 4 7 0.001 31 16 15 16 10 10.5 <0.001
     center 59 20 8 28 28 46 42 22 22 24 31 33
     south 82 28.5 11 38 10 16 52 27 38 41 13 14
     south-west 100 34.5 7 24 19 31 67 35 18 19 40 42.5
Cancer
     esophagus or stomach 34 11.5 1 3.5 6 9.5 0.21 28 14.5 10 11 3 3 0.02
     rectum 52 18 7 24 11 18 36 19 12 13 22 23.5
     breast 48 16.5 6 21 19 31 27 14 20 21.5 26 28
     gynecological 27 9 0 0 2 3 20 10.5 6 6.5 3 3
     head and neck 31 11 5 17 3 5 22 11.5 10 11 7 7.5
     prostate 5 2 0 0 4 6.5 7 3.5 0 0 2 2
     brain 11 4 2 7 1 2 6 3 5 5.5 3 3
     melanoma 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
     lung 56 19 5 17 11 18 30 16 21 22.5 21 22.5
     urinary system 7 2.5 0 0 1 2 5 2.5 1 1 1 1
     others 9 3 1 3.5 1 2 5 2.5 4 4 2 2
     no data 9 3 2 7 2 3 6 3 3 3 4 4.5