Table 1.
Social demographic and medical information, discrepancy of DADDS among different groups.
| Subject | N (%)/M ± SD | DADDS, | χ2 or F-value | P -value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (N = 256) | M ± SD | |||
| Age (y) | 50.73 ± 11.35 | χ2 = 28.859 | <0.001** | |
| ≤ 44 | 76 (29.7) | 31.59 ± 21.962 | ||
| 45–59 | 118 (46.1) | 20.77 ± 17.325 | ||
| ≥60 | 62 (24.2) | 12.69 ± 10.826 | ||
| Sex | F = 0.591 | 0.443 | ||
| Male | 30 (11.7) | 19.539 ± 17.544 | ||
| Female | 226 (88.3) | 22.369 ± 19.072 | ||
| Religious | F = 0.749 | 0.388 | ||
| Yes | 43 (16.8) | 24.30 ± 20.085 | ||
| No | 213 (83.2) | 21.57 ± 18.654 | ||
| Marital status | F = 0.198 | 0.657 | ||
| Without partner (single, separated, divorced, widowed) | 26 (10.2) | 20.46 ± 16.258 | ||
| With spouse | 230 (89.8) | 22.20 ± 19.187 | ||
| Education Level | χ2 = 14.456 | 0.006** | ||
| Primary school and lower | 23 (9.0) | 10.87 ± 10.047 | ||
| Junior middle school | 62 (24.2) | 21.23 ± 18.104 | ||
| High middle school | 66 (25.8) | 22.52 ± 19.480 | ||
| Junior college | 41 (16.0) | 19.93 ± 17.893 | ||
| Undergraduate and above | 64 (25.0) | 27.66 ± 20.381 | ||
| Residential | χ2 = 2.340 | 0.126 | ||
| City | 213 (83.2) | |||
| Village | 42 (16.4) | |||
| Null | 1 (0.4) | |||
| Average family income | F = 1.877 | 0.155 | ||
| <3,000 Yuan/month | 53 (20.7) | 20.83 ± 18.903 | ||
| 3,000–5,000 Yuan/month | 90 (35.2) | 19.71 ± 17.797 | ||
| >5,000 Yuan/month | 112 (43.8) | 24.65 ± 19.543 | ||
| Null | 1 (0.4) | |||
| Medical coverage | F = 3.247 | 0.073 | ||
| Public expense/insurance | 91 (35.5) | 24.88 ± 19.580 | ||
| Self-pay | 165 (64.5) | 20.45 ± 18.368 | ||
| Diagnosis | F = 0.401 | 0.753 | ||
| Breast | 186 (72.7) | 21.26 ± 18.259 | ||
| Lung | 20 (7.8) | 24.65 ± 21.313 | ||
| Gastrointestinal | 26 (10.2) | 24.50 ± 19.014 | ||
| Others | 24 (9.4) | 23.08 ± 18.889 | ||
| Therapies (surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy) | χ2 = 4.316 | 0.229 | ||
| None | 44 (17.2) | 21.18 ± 20.676 | ||
| Surgery, surgery and chemotherapy, surgery and radiotherapy | 63 (24.6) | 18.46 ± 15.583 | ||
| Chemotherapy, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and radiotherapy | 57 (22.3) | 26.37 ± 21.690 | ||
| Surgery and chemotherapy and radiotherapy | 92 (35.9) | 22.18 ± 18.889 | ||
| DADDS-C | 22.03 (18.889) | |||
| DADDS-C <45 | 43 (16.8) | |||
| DADDS-C ≥ 45 | 213 (83.2) | |||
| PHQ-9 | 7.13 (5.510) | |||
| PHQ-9 <10 | 189 (73.8) | |||
| PHQ-9 ≥ 10 | 67 (26.2) | |||
| Suicide Ideation | 64 (25.0) | |||
| GAD-7 | 4.64 (4.953) | |||
| GAD-7 <10 | 211 (82.4) | |||
| GAD-7 ≥ 10 | 45 (17.6) | |||
| FACIT-sp | 25.95 (8.445) | |||
| QUAL-EC symptom burden | 10.07 (3.204) | |||
| QUAL-EC relationship with health care provider | 19.90 (4.078) | |||
| QUAL-EC preparation for end-of-life | 12.86 (4.061) | |||
| QUAL-EC life completion | 20.75 (4.375) |
**
p < 0.01.