Table 2.
Correlations between sense of coherence, well-being, and perceived hospital and surgery related distress (N = 4918)
| SOC | Mental well-being | |
|---|---|---|
| A. Patients with malignant neoplasms (n = 945) | ||
| Mental well-being | 0.59*** | |
| Perceived hospital and surgery related stress | −0.42*** | − 0.38*** |
| B. Patients with benign neoplasms (n = 333) | ||
| Mental well-being | 0.61*** | |
| Perceived hospital and surgery related stress | −0.34*** | −0.23*** |
| C. Patients without neoplasms (n = 3640) | ||
| Mental well-being | 0.54*** | |
| Perceived hospital and surgery related stress | −0.37*** | −0.31*** |
*** p < 0.001