Table 1 Demographic and clinical data of sample
From: The "Palliative Care Quality of Life Instrument (PQLI)" in terminal cancer patients
Mean age | 61.17 (range:19–88) |
|---|---|
Male to female ratio | 58/62 |
N(%) | |
Marital status | |
Married or living with partner | 74(62%) |
Widowed but living with their children | 43(36%) |
Illiterate | 3(2%) |
Education | |
Elementary school | 40(30%) |
High school | 42(35%) |
University | 38(32%) |
Types of cancer | |
Lung | 32(27%) |
Gastrointestinal | 25(21%) |
Breast | 17(14%) |
Urinary track | 14(12%) |
Prostate | 10(8%) |
Head and neck | 4(3%) |
Multiple myeloma | 2(2%) |
Bone-Sarcoma | 2(2%) |
Soft tissue sarcoma | 2(2%) |
Glioblastoma Multiform | 2(2%) |
Astrocyttoma | 2(2%) |
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma | 2(2%) |
Melanoma | 2(2%) |
Cervical uteri | 2(2%) |
Vulva | 1(1%) |
Vagina | 1(1%) |
ECOG status | |
0 | - |
1 | - |
2 | 39(32%) |
3 | 81(68%) |