Table 3.
Results of statistical tests of participants’ demographic characteristics and their scores on the decisional balance, attitudes, practice behaviors scales of the ACP (n = 166)
| Decisional Balance | Attitudes | Practice Behaviors | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | M ± SD | F/p | Scheffe’s test | M ± SD | F/p | Scheffe’s test | M ± SD | F/p | Scheffe’s test | ||
| Gender | 4.882/0.029* | 9.180/0.003** | 0.132/0.717 | ||||||||
| Female | 43.59 ± 5.56 | 25.65 ± 4.81 | 52.05 ± 8.11 | ||||||||
| Male | 41.68 ± 5.57 | 23.43 ± 4.60 | 51.59 ± 8.02 | ||||||||
| Age | 1.860/0.159 | 2.226/0.111 | 0.412/0.663 | ||||||||
| a.<45yrs | 42.10 ± 7.45 | 25.85 ± 4.34 | 51.85 ± 8.32 | ||||||||
| b.45-59yrs | 43.39 ± 5.07 | 24.90 ± 4.71 | 52.28 ± 7.91 | ||||||||
| c.>60 yrs | 41.58 ± 5.71 | 23.51 ± 5.07 | 51.02 ± 8.25 | ||||||||
| Marital status | 0.251/0.617 | 3.085/0.081 | 0.658/0.418 | ||||||||
| a.Other | 42.96 ± 6.93 | 25.48 ± 4.94 | 52.54 ± 8.25 | ||||||||
| b.Married | 43.43 ± 6.55 | 24.10 ± 4.72 | 51.46 ± 7.95 | ||||||||
| Education | 3.483/0.033* | 3.321/0.039* | 1.755/0.176 | ||||||||
| a.Primary/high school | 41.95 ± 5.34 | 24.01 ± 4.80 | 51.06 ± 7.97 | ||||||||
| b.Colledge | 43.58 ± 5.32 | 24.96 ± 5.48 | 53.92 ± 8.93 | ||||||||
| c.University or higher | 44.89 ± 6.55 | 0.048* | c > a | 26.59 ± 3.83 | 0.042* | c > a | 53.22 ± 7.24 | ||||
| Employment | 0.029/0.865 | 2.414/0.122 | 0.032/0.858 | ||||||||
| a.Yes | 42.76 ± 5.69 | 23.78 ± 4.65 | 51.67 ± 8.74 | ||||||||
| b.No | 42.60 ± 5.62 | 24.99 ± 4.88 | 51.91 ± 7.68 | ||||||||
| Religion | 1.095/0.337 | 0.235/0.791 | 0.393/0.676 | ||||||||
| a.Taoism | 42.46 ± 5.51 | 24.46 ± 4.89 | 51.64 ± 8.23 | ||||||||
| b.Christian | 44.79 ± 5.56 | 24.79 ± 5.21 | 53.64 ± 6.77 | ||||||||
| c.None | 42.47 ± 6.68 | 25.33 ± 3.98 | 51.87 ± 7.63 | ||||||||
| Cancer diagnosis | 2.612/0.027* | 4.217/0.001** | 1.829/0.110 | ||||||||
| a.Colon & rectum | 42.06 ± 5.87 | 24.82 ± 3.75 | 49.45 ± 7.40 | ||||||||
| b.Lung | 41.42 ± 6.19 | 22.83 ± 5.01 | 54.42 ± 6.01 | ||||||||
| c.Breast | 45.10 ± 6.00 | 0.043* | c > e | 27.37 ± 4.75 | 0.004** | c > e | 52.90 ± 7.17 | ||||
| d.Liver | 43.00 ± 7.26 | 23.56 ± 5.75 | 50.56 ± 8.92 | ||||||||
| e.Head & neck | 39.58 ± 4.80 | 21.63 ± 5.65 | 48.95 ± 8.71 | ||||||||
| f.Other | 42.92 ± 4.80 | 24.46 ± 4.35 | 53.11 ± 8.48 | ||||||||
| Stage | 3.105/0.080 | 0.020/0.886 | 0.404/0.526 | ||||||||
| a.III | 43.63 ± 5.68 | 24.64 ± 4.90 | 52.33 ± 8.14 | ||||||||
| b.IV | 42.06 ± 5.54 | 24.52 ± 4.80 | 51.51 ± 8.00 | ||||||||
| Duration of diagnosis | 0.654/0.521 | 1.688/0.188 | 0.760/0.469 | ||||||||
| a.1-12months | 42.14 ± 6.27 | 24.61 ± 4.80 | 51.50 ± 7.80 | ||||||||
| b.13–24 months | 43.16 ± 5.34 | 23.04 ± 5.20 | 50.60 ± 8.31 | ||||||||
| c.>24months | 43.13 ± 4.83 | 25.13 ± 4.65 | 52.75 ± 8.28 | ||||||||
* p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001