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. 2022 Apr 25;2022:4820090. doi: 10.1155/2022/4820090

Table 1.

Factors affecting the incidence of anxiety and depression in relatives [n/%].

Factors n = 150 Anxiety and depression occur χ 2 P
Age of the family member (age)
 ≤25 20 6 (28.6) 15.278 <0.01
 25-50 105 69 (66.2)
 >50 25 8 (33.3)
Gender of family members
 Male 88 48 (54.8) 0.053 >0.05
 Female 62 35 (56.8)
Family members' years of education (years)
 ≤9 52 27 (51.4) 0.536 >0.05
 >9 98 57 (58.0)
Professional status of family members
 Cadres, staff, intellectuals 52 29 (54.9) 2.359 >0.05
 Farmers 44 28 (63.2)
 Workers and others 54 26 (48.7)
The relationship between family members and patients
 Spouse 67 37 (55.3) 4.463 >0.05
 Children 72 44 (60.8)
 Other 11 3 (27.3)
Household income status
 Good 10 4 (40.0) 144.294 <0.01
 Medium 88 40 (45.5)
 Difference 52 40 (76.9)
Payment method of patients' medical expenses
 At one's own expense 78 42 (54.6) 1.039 >0.05
Rural cooperative medical insurance 28 14 (50.0)
Medical insurance for urban workers 44 27 (61.3)
Patient sex
 Male 83 58 (69.5) 15.908 <0.01
 Female 67 25 (38.3)
Age of the patient (age)
 <40 30 14 (47.6) 0.453 >0.05
 40-60 85 51 (60.0)
 ≥60 35 18 (52.0)
Tumor location
 Digestive system 92 59 (64.6) 10.632 <0.01
 Reproductive system 25 7 (27.8)
 Other 33 17 (52.2)
Course of disease of the patient (month)
 <1 69 40 (57.1) 6.623 <0.01
 1-6 55 34 (61.5)
 >6 25 8 (32.0)
TNM staging of patients
 I-II 82 35 (42.7) 6.290 <0.01
 III-IV 68 43 (62.2)
Somatic symptoms of patients (items)
 <3 55 24 (43.6) 8.727 <0.01
 ≥3 67 47 (70.1)
Treatment mode of patients
 Surgical treatment 92 57 (61.5) 3.426 >0.05
Radiotherapy and chemotherapy 58 27 (46.3)
Patient's knowledge of the disease
 I do not know 40 25 (62.5) 1.160 >0.05
 Partial knowledge 47 23 (48.9)
 Fully aware of 64 35 (54.7)