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Table 2 Psychological and physical distress in surveyed sample according PO-Bado

From: The impact of clinical conditions and social factors on the psychological distress of cancer patients: an explorative study at a consultation and liaison service in a rural general hospital

Compared groups

Comparison full survey in centres/ selectively referral

Comparison breast/ bowel centres

Distress items

Group

Degrees of severity (%)

Mean(SD)

ANOVA:F (p) R2

Group

Degrees of severity (%)

Mean(SD)

ANOVA:F (p)

Sleep disturbances

To

30

59

11

1.12 (1.00)

 

Ce

32

60

8

1.02 (0.93)

 

Ce

32

60

8

1.02 (0.93)

7.46 (0.007)

Br

32

61

7

0.99 (0.89)

0.44 (0.507)

Re

25

56

19

1.38 (1.14)

0.03

Bo

32

57

11

1.08 (0.99)

Mood swings

To

22

59

19

1.37 (1.11)

 

Ce

25

62

13

1.15 (0.99)

 

Ce

25

62

13

1.15 (0.99)

33.08 (<0.001)

Br

22

67

11

1.13 (0.92)

0.11 (0.740)

Re

14

52

34

1.95 (1.22)

0.10

Bo

30

54

16

1.18 (1.12)

Cognitive impairment

To

66

28

6

0.56 (0.95)

 

Ce

70

26

3

0.45 (0.85)

 

Ce

70

26

3

0.45 (0.85)

9.78 (0.002)

Br

75

23

2

0.36 (0.74)

4.26 (0.042)

Re

54

34

11

0.84 (1.11)

0.03

Bo

62

33

5

0.62 (1.02)

Helplessness/ vulnerability

To

52

40

8

0.80 (1.01)

 

Ce

59

36

5

0.62 (0.89)

 

Ce

59

36

5

0.62 (0.89)

26.7 (<0.001)

Br

59

38

3

0.58 (0.84)

0.66 (0.417)

Re

33

49

18

1.28 (1.15)

0.08

Bo

57

34

8

0.68 (0.98)

Anxiety/worry/ tension

To

21

58

21

1.53 (1.20)

 

Ce

23

62

16

1.33 (1.11)

 

Ce

23

62

16

1.33 (1.11)

22.9 (<0.001)

Br

21

64

15

1.30 (1.06)

0.24 (0.624)

Re

15

47

38

2.06 (1.27)

0.03

Bo

26

57

17

0.69 (0.98)

Shame/loss of esteem

To

78

20

2

0.27 (0.59)

 

Ce

82

17

0.5

0.20 (0.50)

 

Ce

82

17

0.5

0.20 (0.50)

9.7 (0.002)

Br

82

18

0

0.20 (0.45)

0.001 (0.971)

Re

67

30

3

0.44 (0.76)

0.03

Bo

84

15

1

0.21 (0.58)

Depression/grief

To

28

51

20

1.40 (1.22)

 

Ce

33

54

13

1.15 (1.10)

 

Ce

33

54

13

1.15 (1.10)

35.2 (<0.001)

Br

33

55

12

1.12 (1.06)

0.54 (0.463)

Re

15

55

39

2.06 (1.30)

0.11

Bo

33

52

15

1.23 (1.17)

Fatigue

To

21

67

12

1.24 (0.95)

 

Ce

25

66

9

1.09 (0.87)

 

Ce

25

66

9

1.09 (0.87)

20.8 (<0.001)

Br

28

66

6

0.97 (0.81)

7.59 (0.006)

Re

11

68

20

1.64 (1.04)

0.07

Bo

19

66

15

1.32 (0.95)

Pain

To

40

54

6

0.82 (0.88)

 

Ce

45

53

2

0.70 (0.77)

 

Ce

45

53

2

0.70 (0.77)

17.3 (<0.001)

Br

46

53

1

0.65 (0.69)

1.81 (0.180)

Re

27

58

15

1.16 (1.04)

0.06

Bo

42

53

4

0.79 (0.89)

Functional limitations

To

37

48

15

1.13 (1.15)

 

Ce

46

46

9

0.86 (1.01)

 

Ce

46

46

9

0.86 (1.01)

52.3 (<0.001)

Br

56

40

4

0.63 (0.87)

22.3 (<0.001)

 

Re

15

54

31

1.87 (1.20)

0.15

Bo

26

57

17

1.29 (1.11)

 
  1. Groups: To = Total sample; Ce = Cancer centres; Re = selectively referred patients; Br = Breast centre; Bo = Bowel centre. ANOVA = Univariate analysis of variance. Mean and Standard deviation (SD) were computed on the basis of interval-scaled variables considered as continuous variables. p = Level of significance (0.05). F = Value in F- distribution. Differences between groups were calculated on the basis of ANOVA, F (p-value); Bartlett’s correction was considered. R2 = Share of explained variance (in order to compare with results of multivariate models in Table 3). Bold figures: significant differences (p < 0.05). Five-point Likert scale: 0 = not at all; 1 = a little; 2 = moderately; 3 = considerably; 4 = very much were converted in degrees of severity: not at all; a little + moderately = Low; considerably + very much = High.
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