| World Journal of Oncology, ISSN 1920-4531 print, 1920-454X online, Open Access |
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Original Article
Volume 12, Number 2-3, June 2021, pages 61-66
Quality of Life and Psychological Distress of Lung Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy
Tables
| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| SD: standard deviation. | |
| Gender, N (%) | |
| Male | 94 (69.6) |
| Female | 41 (30.4) |
| Age (years), mean ± SD | 60.4 ± 9.2 |
| Family status, N (%) | |
| Unmarried | 21 (15.6) |
| Married | 93 (68.9) |
| Divorced | 5 (3.7) |
| Widow | 16 (11.9) |
| Living arrangements, N (%) | |
| Alone | 31 (23) |
| Cohabiting | 104 (77) |
| Occupational status, N (%) | |
| Retired | 53 (39.3) |
| Other | 32 (23.7) |
| Private employee | 29 (21.5) |
| Household | 9 (6.7) |
| State-employee | 7 (5.2) |
| Unemployed | 5 (3.7) |
| Educational level, N (%) | |
| Primary | 45 (33.3) |
| Secondary | 61 (54.1) |
| University | 17 (12.6) |
| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| SD: standard deviation. | |
| Other health problems, N (%) | |
| None | 88 (65.2) |
| One | 24 (17.8) |
| Two | 5 (3.7) |
| Three | 13 (9.6) |
| Four | 5 (3.7) |
| Type of lung cancer, N (%) | |
| Small cell | 34 (25.2) |
| Non-small cell | 94 (69.6) |
| Big cell | 7 (5.2) |
| Metastasis, N (%) | |
| Yes | 71 (52.6) |
| No | 64 (47.4) |
| Duration of illness (months), mean (SD) | 13.93 (16.8) |
| White blood cell count, /µL, mean (SD) | 8,332 (10,383) |
| Hemoglobin, g/dL, mean (SD) | 13.3 (4.4) |
| Hematocrit, %, mean (SD) | 37.7 (5.5) |
| Minimum value | Maximum value | Mean (SD) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD: standard deviation. | |||
| Physical health (SF-12) | 14.727 | 61.588 | 38.17 (9.94) |
| Mental health (SF-12) | 18.947 | 67.646 | 45.63 (11.80) |
| Depression | 0 | 21 | 4.55 (5.04) |
| Anxiety | 0 | 19 | 3.84 (4.17) |
| Stress | 0 | 21 | 5.21 (5.01) |
| Normal (I) | Mild (II) | Moderate (III) | Severe (IV) | Extremely severe (V) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depression | 87 (64.4%) | 14 (10.4%) | 16 (11.9%) | 6 (4.4%) | 12 (8.9%) |
| Anxiety | 81 (60%) | 21 (15.6%) | 14 (10.4%) | 9 (6.7%) | 10 (7.4%) |
| Stress | 99 (73.3%) | 18 (13.3%) | 4 (3%) | 7 (5.2%) | 7 (5.2%) |
| *P < 0.05, **P < 0.001, Spearman rho correlation coefficient. | ||||
| I | II | III | IV | |
| SF-12 physical health (I) | ||||
| SF-12 mental health (II) | 0.181 | |||
| Depression (III) | -0.392** | -0.594** | ||
| Anxiety (IV) | -0.413** | -0.437** | 0.723** | |
| Stress (V) | -0.398** | -0.491** | 0.817** | 0.698** |