Table 1.
Participant clinical and socio-demographic characteristics (n = 234)
| Characteristics | Measure | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Age | Mean (SD) | 58.23 (12.45) |
| Median (min, max) | 60 (19.86) | |
| Sex | Woman% | 73.5 |
| Highest level of Education | ||
| University and above | % | 13.7 |
| Highschool | % | 30.8 |
| Primary school | % | 26.9 |
| No schooling | % | 1.7 |
| Marital status | Married/Have a partner | 73.1 |
| Single or Divorced % | 26.5 | |
| Have children | Yes% | 87.6 |
| Payment for Health | ||
| Social insurance | Yes% | 64.5 |
| Private Health Insurance | Yes% | 15.4 |
| Experiencing difficulties in meeting health expenses | Yes% | 91.5 |
| Source of Support | ||
| Family members play a role in supporting the patient | Yes% | 83.3 |
| Friends play a role in supporting the patient | Yes% | 43.2 |
| Professionals support the patient | Yes% | 1.3 |
| Civil Society Organizations support the patient | Yes% | 82.1 |
| No need for support | Yes% | 1.7 |
| No support | Yes% | 1.7 |
| Source of Comfort | ||
| Feeling Better / Family | Yes% | 81.2 |
| Feeling Better / Friends | Yes% | 53.4 |
| Feeling Better / Social Media | Yes% | 14.5 |
| Feeling Better / Being alone | Yes% | 7.3 |
| Comorbidities | Yes% | 43.6 |
| Hypertension | % | 50 |
| Diabetes | % | 28.4 |
| Thyroid | % | 6 |
| Asthma | % | 2 |
| Other conditions: | % | 13.6 |
| Disease stage (MV) | ||
| I (relatively small and contained within the organ it started in) | % | 6.8 |
| II (bigger than I but cancer has not started to spread into the surrounding tissues only to lymph nodes) | % | 30.3 |
| III (started to spread into surrounding tissues and there are cancer cells in the lymph nodes in the area) | % | 34.2 |
| IV (metastatic - has spread from where it started to another body organ) | % | 18.8 |
| Anatomical Site of Origin of Cancer (Top 7) | ||
| Breast | % | 48.3 |
| Lymph Nodes | % | 6.8 |
| Colon | % | 6.8 |
| Prostate Gland | % | 6 |
| Bronchus and Lung | % | 3.8 |
| Thyroid | % | 3.8 |
| Uterus | % | 3 |