Observational Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2022.
World J Clin Cases. May 26, 2022; 10(15): 4843-4855
Published online May 26, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i15.4843
Table 1 Self-Report Psychosocial Adjustment to Illness Scale for patients with different demographic data (means ± SD, score) (n = 233)
Variables
n (%)
Score
t/F
P value
Age
≥ 65118 (50.6)53.8 ± 12.211.510.13
< 65115 (49.4)51.19 ± 14.03
Ethnicity
Han ethnicity231 (99.1)52.54 ± 13.180.320.75
Other2 (0.9)49.5 ± 17.68
Religiosity
No228 (97.9)52.44 ± 13.21-0.560.57
Yes5 (2.1)55.8 ± 12.15
Education level
Never went to school25 (10.7)58.92 ± 11.094.9260.01
Primary school48 (20.6)56.4 ± 14.93
Middle school136 (58.4)51.22 ± 12.45
Junior college20 (8.6)45.55 ± 11.23
Undergraduate or above4 (1.7)44.5 ± 10.28
Marital status
Unmarried5 (2.1)45.6 ± 15.080.990.4
Married208 (89.3)52.99 ± 12.96
Divorced5 (2.1)50.8 ± 12.79
Widowed15 (6.4)48.73 ± 15.65
Working status
Full-time4 (1.7)46 ± 16.515.940.01
Full rest99 (42.5)55.3 ± 12.23
Semi-retired19 (8.2)42.42 ± 13.28
Retired111 (47.6)51.98 ± 13.04
Residence
Provincial capital2 (0.9)41 ± 18.380.770.47
Small and medium cities126 (54.1)52.64 ± 13.01
Rural105 (45.1)52.57 ± 13.34
Living alone
No223 (95.7)53 ± 12.982.710.01
Yes10 (4.3)41.6 ± 13.38
With caregivers
No30 (12.9)46.57 ± 13.58-2.680.01
Yes203 (87.1)53.39 ± 12.92
Medical payments
Medical insurance214 (91.8)52.6 ± 13.280.340.74
Self-pay19 (8.2)51.53 ± 12.23
Cancer diagnoses
Digestive system156 (67)51.79 ± 12.981.870.1
Respiratory system20 (8.6)54.5 ± 8.55
Breast cancer and female reproductive system46 (19.7)52.67 ± 13.98
Urinary system3 (1.3)52 ± 23.07
Hematologic and lymphoid neoplasms6 (2.6)54.67 ± 15.83
Other2 (0.9)79 ± 7.07
Tumor stage
I4 (1.7)41 ± 6.785.330.01
II40 (17.2)46.7 ± 13
III67 (28.8)52.18 ± 12.57
IV122 (52.4)54.98 ± 13.01
CIPN grade
130 (12.9)51.67 ± 13.552.960.03
2162 (69.5)51.31 ± 12.63
339 (16.7)57.59 ± 13.78
42 (0.9)63.5 ± 23.33
Smoking
No228 (97.9)52.67 ± 13.041.260.21
Yes5 (2.1)45.2 ± 18.7
Constipation
No189 (81.1)51.59 ± 13.56-2.240.03
Yes44 (18.9)56.48 ± 10.63
Memory difficulties
No180 (77.3)51.73 ± 13.64-1.680.1
Yes53 (22.7)55.17 ± 11.19
Presence of comorbidities
Yes156 (67)53.04 ± 12.950.880.38
No77 (33)51.43 ± 13.64
Traditional Chinese herbal medicine treatment
No220 (94.4)52.42 ± 13.2-0.440.66
Yes13 (5.6)54.08 ± 13.19
Exercise intensity
Low187 (80.3)54.11 ± 12.877.340.01
Moderate32 (13.7)46.13 ± 12.73
High14 (6)45.79 ± 12.55
Gender
Male116 (49.8)51 ± 11.83-1.730.08
Female117 (50.2)54.02 ± 14.27
Family per capita monthly income
< 50033 (14.2)55.48 ± 11.9110.110.12
500-99925 (10.7)51.52 ± 13.1
1000-199947 (20.2)55.64 ± 12.64
2000-299951 (21.9)51.78 ± 11.5
3000-399925 (10.7)52 ± 14.45
4000-499915 (6.4)53.93 ± 20.08
5000 or more37 (15.9)47.32 ± 11.97
Body mass index (BMI) kg/m2
Underweight < 18.532 (13.7)55.66 ± 12.562.680.26
18.5 ≤ normal weight < 25161 (69.1)52.61 ± 12.85
Overweight ≥ 2540 (17.2)49.58 ± 14.58
Occupation
Corporate administrators15 (6.4)44.73 ± 9.5920.160.01
Professional technical personnel18 (7.7)48.5 ± 12.43
Clerical workers and operations staff13 (5.6)46.69 ± 13.19
Workers and operators80 (34.3)55 ± 13.46
Services10 (4.3)45.1 ± 10.99
Agriculture, forestry, and fishery production personnel62 (26.6)54.73 ± 12.52
Homemaker13 (5.6)56.46 ± 13.31
Freelance22 (9.4)50.27 ± 13.62
Treatment regimen
Chemotherapy only58 (24.9)54.69 ± 11.753.730.16
Surgery + chemotherapy146 (62.7)51.27 ± 14.09
Chemotherapy + radiotherapy6 (2.6)49.17 ± 13.38
Surgery + chemotherapy + radiotherapy23 (9.9)55.78 ± 9.35
Neurotrophic drugs
No217 (93.1)52.28 ± 13.47-1.310.19
Yes16 (6.9)55.63 ± 7.74