TABLE 1.
Subjects’ demographic characteristics (N = 221).
| Variables | |
| Sex (female) | 168 (76.0%) |
| Age (years) | 50.1 ± 13.3 |
| Marital status (single/married) | 39 (17.6%)/178 (80.5%) |
| Years from initial cancer diagnosis (years) | 3.3 ± 3.5 |
| Cancer types | |
| Breast | 89 (40.3%) |
| Colorectal | 23 (10.4%) |
| Gastro-esophageal | 20 (9.0%) |
| Lung | 15 (6.8%) |
| Pancreatic and biliary tract | 11 (5.0%) |
| Head and neck | 11 (5.0%) |
| Hematologic | 9 (4.1%) |
| Liver | 8 (3.6%) |
| Urinary tract | 7 (3.2%) |
| Gynecologic | 6 (2.7%) |
| Kidney | 4 (1.8%) |
| Thyroid | 4 (1.8%) |
| Others including dual diagnosis | 14 (6.3%) |
| Cancer stages (0/I/II/III/IV/not confirmed) | 7/40/53/40/37/44 |
| Current treatments | |
| Chemotherapy | 99 (44.8%) |
| Radiation therapy | 69 (31.2%) |
| Hormone therapy | 39 (17.6%) |
| No current treatment | 48 (21.7%) |
| Surgical procedure within 3 months | 47 (21.3%) |
| Have you experienced or been treated for depression, anxiety, or insomnia? | 20 (9.0%) |
| Do you feel that you are currently depressed or anxious, or do you need help for your mood state? | 49 (22.2%) |
| Symptoms assessments | |
| Stress and Anxiety to Viral Epidemic-6 (SAVE-6) | 14.3 ± 4.4 (0–24) |
| Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS) | 1.2 ± 2.0 (0–11) |
| Work and Social Adjustment Scale (WSAS) | 11.3 ± 8.9 (0–40) |
| Are you more afraid of coronavirus than cancer? (No:0–Yes:10) | 3.4 ± 3.3 (0–10) |