Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the sample population
N (total = 101) | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Age | Mean ± standard deviation | 53.3 ± 14.1 | |
Sex | Female | 69 | 68.3 |
Male | 32 | 31.7 | |
Marital status | Single | 13 | 12.9 |
In a relationship | 1 | 1.0 | |
Married | 82 | 81.2 | |
Widowed | 1 | 1.0 | |
Divorced | 4 | 4.0 | |
Educational status | Elementary | 8 | 7.9 |
Middle school | 29 | 28.7 | |
High school | 32 | 31.7 | |
Bachelor’s degree | 22 | 21.8 | |
Master’s degree | 9 | 8.9 | |
Doctorate degree | 1 | 1.0 | |
Monthly salary (LL) | Unemployed | 66 | 65.3 |
0–750,000 | 2 | 2.0 | |
751,000–1,500,000 | 7 | 6.9 | |
1,501,000–3,000,000 | 11 | 10.9 | |
3,001,000–4,500,000 | 5 | 5.0 | |
> 4,500,000 | 10 | 9.9 | |
Type of cancer | Breast cancer | 30 | 29.7 |
Hematologic cancer | 25 | 24.8 | |
Gastrointestinal cancer | 18 | 17.8 | |
Gynecologic cancer | 10 | 9.9 | |
Genitourinary cancer | 4 | 4.0 | |
Bone cancer | 2 | 2.0 | |
Nasopharyngeal cancer | 1 | 1.0 | |
Skin cancer | 1 | 1.0 | |
Type of treatment | Chemotherapy | 50 | 49.5 |
Chemotherapy and surgery | 33 | 32.7 | |
Chemotherapy and radiotherapy | 9 | 8.9 | |
Chemotherapy, surgery, and radiotherapy | 9 | 8.9 | |
HADS-depression score | Normal (0–7) | 49 | 48.5 |
Borderline (8–10) | 32 | 31.7 | |
Caseness (11–21) | 20 | 19.8 | |
Mean ± standard deviation | 6.5 ± 4.3 | ||
Range | 0–16 | ||
HADS-anxiety score | Normal (0–7) | 76 | 75.2 |
Borderline (8–10) | 18 | 17.8 | |
Caseness (11–21) | 7 | 6.9 | |
Mean ± standard deviation | 4.7 ± 3.3 | ||
Range | 0–15 | ||
PHQ-9 score | No to low risk (0–4) | 53 | 52.5 |
Mild risk (5–9) | 26 | 25.7 | |
Moderate risk (10–14) | 16 | 15.8 | |
Severe risk (15–27) | 6 | 5.9 | |
Mean ± standard deviation | 5.7 ± 4.8 | ||
Range | 0–22 | ||
GAD-7 score | No to low risk (0–4) | 74 | 73.3 |
Mild risk (5–9) | 21 | 20.8 | |
Moderate risk (10–14) | 5 | 5.0 | |
Severe risk (15–27) | 1 | 1.0 | |
Mean ± standard deviation | 3.6 ± 3.0 | ||
Range | 0–15 |