Table 1 Sociodemographic and medical characteristics of the participants (N = 399)
n | % | |
|---|---|---|
Age in Years | ||
Mean (SD) | 394 | 57.1 (15.7) |
Sex | ||
Female | 170 | 42.6 |
Male | 228 | 57.1 |
Missing values | 1 | 0.3 |
Highest educational degree | ||
University | 126 | 31.6 |
13 years of school education | 75 | 18.8 |
10 years of school education | 119 | 29.8 |
8 or 9 years of school education | 72 | 18.0 |
No school certificate after 8 or 9 years of school education | 3 | 0.8 |
Missing values | 4 | 1.0 |
Marital Status | ||
Married, committed relationship | 257 | 64.4 |
Single | 79 | 19.8 |
Widowed | 24 | 6.0 |
Divorced/living separated | 36 | 9.2 |
Missing values | 3 | 0.8 |
Professional situation | ||
Retired | 173 | 43.3 |
Working full-time | 127 | 31.8 |
Working part-time | 37 | 9.4 |
Unemployed | 20 | 5.0 |
Other | 40 | 10.0 |
Missing values | 2 | 0.5 |
Treatment setting | ||
Outpatient | 332 | 83.2 |
Inpatient | 64 | 16.0 |
Missing values | 3 | 0.8 |
Cancer type a | ||
Lymphoma | 59 | 14.8 |
Breast | 53 | 13.3 |
Prostate | 50 | 12.5 |
Leukemia | 37 | 9.3 |
Lung | 28 | 7.0 |
Brain | 25 | 6.3 |
Myeloma | 19 | 4.8 |
Mouth, throat, esophagus | 18 | 4.5 |
Colon | 18 | 4.5 |
Pancreas | 18 | 4.5 |
Other | 174 | 43.9 |
Missing values | 15 | 3.8 |
Self-perceived Health Status b | ||
Mean (SD) | 394 | 4.6 (1.3) |
Comorbidities a | ||
No comorbidity | 127 | 32.2 |
Heart diseases or diseases of the circulatory system | 52 | 13.2 |
Endocrine diseases | 33 | 8.4 |
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and inflammatory diseases | 31 | 7.8 |
Diseases of the respiratory system | 31 | 7.8 |
Skin diseases | 23 | 5.8 |
Other diseases | 98 | 24.8 |