Fear of cancer recurrence and influencing factors in elderly patients with gastric cancer undergoing laparoscopic radical surgery

Table 1 Comparison of general information

Variables	Total (n = 264)	Normal group (n = 96)	FCR group (n = 168)	Statistic	P value
Age	65.70 ± 4.68	67.16 ± 4.72	64.87 ± 4.46	t = 3.86	< 0.001
Gender				χ² = 0.43	0.512
Female	117 (44.32)	40 (41.67)	77 (45.83)
Male	147 (55.68)	56 (58.33)	91 (54.17)
Spouse				χ² = 0.45	0.500
Yes	223 (84.47)	83 (86.46)	140 (83.33)
No	41 (15.53)	13 (13.54)	28 (16.67)
Educational level				χ² = 5.36	0.021
High school and above	97 (36.74)	44 (45.83)	53 (31.55)
Junior high school and below	167 (63.26)	52 (54.17)	115 (68.45)
Household income				χ² = 1.68	0.194
High income	110 (41.67)	45 (46.88)	65 (38.69)
Low income	154 (58.33)	51 (53.12)	103 (61.31)
Residence				χ² = 0.54	0.461
Urban areas	104 (39.39)	35 (36.46)	69 (41.07)
Rural areas	160 (60.61)	61 (63.54)	99 (58.93)
Primary caregiver				χ² = 0.02	0.901
Children	84 (31.82)	31 (32.29)	53 (31.55)
Spouses	180 (68.18)	65 (67.71)	115 (68.45)
Payment method				χ² = 0.59	0.443
Medical insurance	237 (89.77)	88 (91.67)	149 (88.69)
Self-payment	27 (10.23)	8 (8.33)	19 (11.31)
Psychological resilience	62.55 ± 7.27	65.52 ± 7.47	60.85 ± 6.59	t = 5.27	< 0.001
Social support	43.97 ± 4.99	45.16 ± 5.32	43.30 ± 4.67	t = 2.95	0.003
Self-perceived burden	30.24 ± 6.45	28.72 ± 6.51	31.11 ± 6.27	t = -2.94	0.004

Data are presented as mean ± SD or n (%). FCR: Fear of cancer recurrence.