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. 2022 Feb 21;14(4):1093. doi: 10.3390/cancers14041093

Table 3.

Factors associated with mental health identified by multivariable mixed linear regression analysis.

Mental Health
CPDI DASS-21
Variable Peritraumatic Distress p Value Depression p Value Anxiety p Value Stress p Value
Age −0.06 (−0.17 to 0.05) 0.426 −0.02 (−0.05 to 0.01) 0.584 −0.003 (−0.03 to 0.02) 0.239 −0.02 (−0.05 to 0.009) 0.291
Gender 0.085 0.728 0.005 0.770
Male Reference Reference Reference Reference
Female 0.67 (−3.66 to 4.99) 0.51 (−0.76 to 1.79) −0.97 (−1.93 to −0.009) −0.28 (−1.45 to 0.90)
Educational level 0.073 0.757 0.225 0.465
Fundamental or secondary Reference Reference Reference Reference
Higher education −2.38 (−5.06 to 0.29) −0.19 (−0.97 to 0.60) −0.40 (−0.99 to 0.19) −0.25 (−098 to 0.47)
Marital status 0.382 0.685 0.602 0.663
Single or never married Reference Reference Reference Reference
Married or living as married 3.58 (−1.89 to 9.04) 0.87 (−0.73 to 2.47) 0.74 (−0.46 to 1.94) 1.25 (−0.23 to 2.73)
Divorced, separated, or widowed 3.69 (−1.59 to 8.97) 0.32 (−1.23 to 1.87) 0.27 (−0.89 to 1.43) 0.46 (−0.97 to 1.89)
Household composition 0.428 0.035 0.020 0.140
Living alone Reference Reference Reference Reference
Living with others −2.25 (−7.43 to 2.92) −1.62 (−3.14 to −0.09) −1.39 (−2.53 to −0.24) −1.05 (−2.46 to 0.36)
Cancer type 0.567 0.377 0.344 0.796
Breast Reference Reference Reference Reference
Genitourinary −3.24 (−8.69 to 2.21) 0.77 (−0.84 to 2.37) −0.20 (−1.40 to 1.00) −0.43 (−191 to 1.05)
Gynecological −0.56 (−4.51 to 3.39) −0.20 (−1.35 to 0.96) −0.40 (−1.27 to 0.46) 0.29 (−0.77 to 1.36)
Melanoma −4.89 (−9.59 to −0.19) −0.65 (−2.04 to 0.74) −0.92 (−1.96 to 0.13) −0.61 (−1.89 to 0.68)
Head and neck −1.94 (−8.30 to 4.42) 0.25 (−1.66 to 2.17) 0.13 (−1.31 to 1.57) −1.06 (−2.83 to 0.72)
Soft tissue and bone 1.86 (−5.24 to 8.96) 1.64 (−0.43 to 3.71) 0.39 (−1.15 to 1.94) 0.85 (−1.06 to 2.77)
Other −2.60 (−9.98 to 4.77) 0.55 (−1.60 to 2.70) −0.44 (−2.04 to 1.16) −0.76 (−2.74 to 1.22)
Therapy intention 0.939 0.843 0.487 0.687
Curative Reference Reference Reference Reference
Palliative −0.13 (−3.58 to 3.31) 0.10 (−0.91 to 1.11) −0.27 (−1.02 to 0.49) 0.19 (−0.74 to 1.13)
Estimated life expectancy 0.052 0.120 0.004 0.328
≤1 year Reference Reference Reference Reference
>1 year −2.79 (−6.08 to 0.51) −0.60 (−1.57 to 0.37) −0.95 (−1.68 to −0.22) −0.30 (−1.20 to 0.59)
Therapy change 0.734 0.619 0.324 0.267
No Reference Reference Reference Reference
Yes 0.76 (−3.43 to 4.94) 0.30 (−0.93 to 1.54) 0.41 (−0.51 to 1.33) 0.65 (−0.49 to 1.79)

Data are expressed as adjusted regression coefficient (95% confidence interval [CI]).