Table 1 Demographic and psychometric data of 387 cancer patients
Scores of all patients | Interpretation | |
|---|---|---|
mean age (years) | 59.7 ± 7.3 | |
family status (%) | ||
married | 69.1 | |
living with partner not married with living | 2.6 | |
alone | 9.5 | |
divorced | 7.7 | |
widowed | 11.1 | |
educational level (%) | ||
secondary (Hauptschule) | 35.6 | |
junior high school (Realschule) | 34.8 | |
high school (Gymnasium) | 17.8 | |
other | 10.7 | |
mean duration of disease (months) | 10.9 ± 6.4 | |
cancer localization (%) | ||
breast | 81.4 | |
colorectal | 3.6 | |
ovarian | 3.4 | |
other | 11.6 | |
body mass index categories (%) | ||
< 19 | 0.5 | underweight |
19–24 | 21.7 | normal weight |
25–30 | 55.6 | overweight |
> 30 | 22.2 | obesity |
SF-12's health-related quality of life | ||
physical health | 42.7 ± 9.7 | reduced |
mental health | 47.0 ± 10.1 | slightly reduced |
HADS | ||
anxiety | 6.7 ± 3.4 | not relevant |
depression | 4.5 ± 3.4 | not relevant |
fatigue sum score | 25.4 ± 9.6 | possible fatigue |
life-satisfaction sum score | 75.7 ± 15.9 | high |
adaptive coping strategies | ||
conscious and healthy living | 81.3 ± 12.1 | very high |
positive attitudes | 77.5 ± 15.6 | high |
reappraisal: illness as chance | 61.9 ± 24.8 | moderately/high |
trust in medical help | 79.6 ± 22.2 | high |
search for information/alternative help | 72.2 ± 18.7 | high |
trust in god's help | 56.6 ± 34.8 | moderately |