Table 7.
Logistic regression of associated factors for symptoms of anxietya.
| Unadjusted results | Adjusted results | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Category | Total, N | Yesb n (%) |
Odds ratio 95% CI |
P-value |
Odds ratio 95% CI |
P-value |
| Age | 18–40 | 39 | 26 (66.7) | – | – | – | – |
| 41–65 | 373 | 218 (58.4) | 0.70 (0.35–1.41) | 0.322 | 0.90 (0.40–2.06) | 0.813 | |
| 66+ | 183 | 82 (44.8) | 0.41 (0.20–0.84) | 0.015 | 0.89 (0.32–2.46) | 0.826 | |
| Gender | Male | 147 | 64 (43.5) | 0.56 (0.38–0.81) | 0.002 | 0.85 (0.44–1.63) | 0.625 |
| Female | 472 | 274 (58.1) | – | – | – | – | |
| Education | Secondary general school-leaving certificate | 62 | 28 (45.2) | 0.76 (0.44–1.31) | 0.323 | 1.05 (0.54–2.03) | 0.884 |
| Intermediate school-leaving certificate | 159 | 103 (64.8) | 1.70 (1.16–2.49) | 0.006 | 1.83 (1.17–2.85) | 0.008 | |
| University entrance qualification | 389 | 202 (51.9) | – | – | – | – | |
| Minor-aged kids at home | No | 514 | 267 (51.9) | – | – | – | – |
| Yes | 107 | 72 (67.3) | 1.90 (1.23–2.95) | 0.004 | 1.36 (0.80–2.30) | 0.263 | |
| Employment status | Employed | 271 | 163 (60.1) | – | – | – | – |
| Self-employed | 41 | 26 (63.4) | 1.15 (0.58–2.27) | 0.690 | 1.29 (0.58–2.83) | 0.529 | |
| Retired | 239 | 110 (46.0) | 0.56 (0.40–0.80) | 0.001 | 0.67 (0.38–1.17) | 0.157 | |
| Unemployed or not employed | 59 | 33 (55.9) | 0.84 (0.48–1.48) | 0.550 | 0.84 (0.42–1.69) | 0.631 | |
| Type of cancer | Breast cancer | 310 | 181 (58.4) | – | – | – | – |
| Prostate cancer | 66 | 23 (34.8) | 0.38 (0.22–0.66) | 0.001 | 0.70 (0.28–1.72) | 0.434 | |
| Colon cancer | 23 | 11 (47.8) | 0.65 (0.28–1.53) | 0.326 | 0.54 (0.18–1.59) | 0.263 | |
| Lung cancer | 19 | 10 (52.6) | 0.79 (0.31–2.00) | 0.622 | 1.10 (0.35–3.44) | 0.864 | |
| Other type | 201 | 112 (55.7) | 0.90 (0.63–1.28) | 0.552 | 0.96 (0.60–1.53) | 0.867 | |
| Metastatic cancer (n = 615) | No | 414 | 231 (55.8) | – | – | – | – |
| Yes or suspected | 157 | 74 (47.1) | 0.71 (0.49–1.02) | 0.064 | 0.79 (0.51–1.24) | 0.307 | |
| Do not know | 44 | 32 (72.7) | 2.11 (1.06–4.22) | 0.034 | 2.08 (0.94–4.61) | 0.070 | |
| Change in cancer care | No | 532 | 273 (51.3) | – | – | – | – |
| Yes | 79 | 61 (77.2) | 3.22 (1.85–5.59) | <0.001 | 1.77 (0.94–3.31) | 0.076 | |
| Worry about corona infection | No | 433 | 208 (48.0) | – | – | – | – |
| Yes | 185 | 129 (69.7) | 2.49 (1.73–3.59) | <0.001 | 1.43 (0.85–2.40) | 0.178 | |
| Worry about family/friends corona infection | No | 357 | 187 (45.2) | – | – | – | – |
| Yes | 260 | 150 (73.9) | 2.15 (1.55–3.00) | <0.001 | 1.24 (0.78–1.99) | 0.363 | |
| Worry about possible effects on quality of medical care | No | 414 | 167 (46.8) | – | – | – | – |
| Yes | 203 | 170 (65.4) | 3.44 (2.38–4.96) | <0.001 | 2.76 (1.75–4.35) | <0.001 | |
| Missing contact with relatives, friends, etc. | No | 182 | 83 (45.6) | – | – | – | – |
| Yes | 438 | 255 (58.2) | 1.66 (1.17–2.35) | 0.004 | 1.31 (0.87–2.00) | 0.199 | |
a
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale—Anxiety.
b
Anxiety score ≥ 8. Bold value indicates p < 0.05.