Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the total sample and divided in absence/presence of psychiatric disorder
| Total (n = 245) | No psychiatric disorder (n = 156) | Psychiatric disorder (n = 89) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | P | |
| Age, M (SD) | 51.7 (10.7) | 51.8 (10.8) | 51.4(10.5) | .797 |
| Time since diagnosis (years) | 3.5 (4.7) | 3.4 (4.0) | 3.6 (5.7) | .755 |
| Psychological distress level | <.001 | |||
| HADS total | 17.7 (6.6) | 15.2 (5.8) | 21.9 (5.7) | |
| Fear of cancer recurrence | .011 | |||
| FCRI-SF | 21.3 (6.5) | 20.5 (6.7) | 22.7 (5.9) | |
| N (%) | N(%) | N (%) | ||
| Gender | .665 | |||
| Male | 35 (14.3) | 21(13.5) | 14 (15.6) | |
| Female | 210 (85.7) | 134(86.5) | 76 (84.4) | |
| Relationship | .143 | |||
| Yes: Married, living together | 202 (82.4) | 132 (85.2) | 70 (77.8) | |
| No: Divorced / widow/ single | 43(17.6) | 23 (14.8) | 20 (22.2) | |
| Educational level | .575 | |||
| Low/Intermediate | 79 (32.2) | 48 (31.0) | 31(34.4) | |
| High | 166 (67.8) | 107 (69.0) | 59 (65.6) | |
| Diagnosis | .179 | |||
| Breast | 151(61.6) | 97 (62.2) | 54 (60.0) | |
| Gynecological | 18 (7.3) | 14 (9.0) | 4 (4.4) | |
| Colon | 12 (4.9) | 9 (5.8) | 4 (3.3) | |
| Non-Hodgkin | 11(4.5) | 8 (5.2) | 3 (3.3) | |
| Prostate | 16 (6.5) | 10 (6.5) | 6 (6.7) | |
| Other | 37 (15.1) | 17 (11.0) | 20 (22.2) | |
| Treatment intent | .399 | |||
| Curative | 206 (84.1) | 128 (82.6) | 78 (86.7) | |
| Palliative | 39 (15.9) | 27 (17.4) | 12 (13.3) | |
| Active anticancer treatment | .962 | |||
| None | 129 (52.7) | 81 (52.3) | 48 (53.3) | |
| Hormone | 79 (32.2) | 48 (31.0) | 31 (34.4) | |
| Chemotherapy/Radiation | 12(4.9) | 8 (4.1) | 4 (4.4) | |
| Other | 23 (10.4) | 18 (1.6) | 7 (7.7) | |
| Psychopharmacological treatment | <.001 | |||
| Yes | 70 (28.6) | 31(19.9) | 39 (43.8) | |
| No | 175 (71.4) | 125 (80.1) | 50 (56.2) |