Table 6:
Association between characteristics and anxiety in cancer patients
| Variables | Beck score | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||
| 95% CI for Exp (B) (lower–upper) | Odds ratio | ||
| Age | 0.07–0.27 | 0.18 | 0.001 |
| Gender | 1.6–2.2 | 1.9 | 0.349 |
| Education | 0.3–1.6 | 0.93 | 0.004 |
| Employment | 0.7–15.1 | 7.90 | 0.032 |
| Health in general | 4.9–10.2 | 7.60 | <0.001 |
| Long-term illness | 7.5–24.5 | 16.1 | <0.001 |
| Activity restriction | 3.8–8.9 | 6.40 | <0.001 |
| Hypertension | 0.5–2.0 | 1.28 | 0.001 |
| Difficulties in performing daily activities | 1.8–4.5 | 3.17 | <0.001 |
| Influence of the pain on activities performance | 0.7–2.5 | 1.59 | <0.001 |
| The need for additional help with activities | 2.3–6.3 | 4.32 | <0.001 |
| The need for help at home | 1.8–5.3 | 3.56 | <0.001 |
| Presence of tension/stress | 3.7–5.9 | 4.80 | <0.001 |
| Using daily hospital | 0.05–7.6 | 3.76 | 0.043 |
| Using home care | 1.5–9.4 | 5.46 | 0.008 |
| Using emergency help | 5.6–12.8 | 9.29 | <0.001 |
| Unmet health care needs | 0.5–7.5 | 3.53 | 0.032 |
| Activity | 0.6–5.4 | 3.02 | 0.016 |
| Media | 0.9–6.7 | 3.84 | 0.011 |
| Social support | 0.4–3.6 | 2.03 | 0.015 |