Table 3 Factors associated with psychiatric disorders in older adults with cancer
Variable | Psychiatric disorder absent (n, %) | Psychiatric disorder present (n, %) | Total | χ2 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||||
Male | 130 (27.4) | 345 (72.6) | 475 | 0.036 | 0.85 |
Female | 77 (26.8) | 211 (73.2) | 288 | ||
Age | |||||
60-74y | 191 (27.4) | 507 (72.6) | 698 | 0.227 | 0.63 |
75y and above | 16 (24.7) | 49 (75.3) | 65 | ||
Ability to pay hospital charges | |||||
General category | 95 (28.5) | 238 (71.4) | 333 | 0.585 | 0.44 |
Private category | 112 (26.1) | 318 (73.9) | 430 | ||
Admission status | |||||
Outpatient | 87 (26.6) | 239 (73.3) | 326 | 0.066 | 0.8 |
Inpatient | 120 (27.5) | 316 (72.4) | 436 | ||
Cancer type | |||||
Solid | 200 (27.9) | 515 (72.1) | 715 | 4.079 | 0.04 |
Haematolymphoid | 7 (14.5) | 41 (85.5) | 48 | ||
Performance status* | |||||
ECOG 0–2 | 170 (30.2) | 394 (69.8) | 564 | 9.997 | 0.002 |
ECOG 3–4 | 36 (18.4) | 159 (81.6) | 195 | ||
Pain severity* | |||||
No-mild | 118 (27.7) | 307 (72.3) | 425 | 1.252 | 0.26 |
Mod-severe | 82 (31.7) | 176 (68.3) | 258 | ||
Fatigue severity* | |||||
No-mild | 67 (29.3) | 161(70.7) | 228 | 0.002 | 0.96 |
Mod-severe | 132 (29.2) | 320 (70.8) | 452 | ||
Past history of psychiatric disorder | |||||
Absent | 183 (32.9) | 373 (67.1) | 556 | 34.68 | < 0.001 |
Present | 24 (11.5) | 183 (88.4) | 207 | ||