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Table 3 Differences in patient’s needs by patient and caregiver characteristics

From: Prevalence and risk factors associated with the comprehensive needs of cancer patients in China

  

Information

Psychological Problems

Health-care staff

Physical Symptoms

Hospital facilities and services

Social and religious/spiritual support

Practical support

Standardized total score

Patient

 Age

≥60

65.23 ± 14.75

44.24 ± 13.15

78.44 ± 13.56

30.58 ± 7.57

52.15 ± 13.47

38.18 ± 14.22

38.47 ± 12.52

45.08 ± 9.23

<60

74.16 ± 15.72*

58.48 ± 12.11*

80.14 ± 12.48

38.26 ± 11.72*

53.28 ± 14.56

37.09 ± 15.56

39.57 ± 13.55

52.85 ± 10.52*

 Gender

Male

69.13 ± 16.05

45.35 ± 12.40

75.06 ± 13.68

30.40 ± 13.80

52.71 ± 17.45

35.69 ± 17.17

36.39 ± 12.41

42.63 ± 9.80

Female

72.07 ± 18.57

56.89 ± 13.10*

81.51 ± 11.95*

39.49 ± 18.52*

54.03 ± 13.13

42.05 ± 13.77*

41.46 ± 13.50*

49.13 ± 10.13*

 Medical

Public

65.83 ± 12.84

41.91 ± 15.83

72.77 ± 14.85

25.27 ± 16.33

60.12 ± 10.57*

52.50 ± 27.88*

39.55 ± 14.48

45.02 ± 12.46

Own

75.00 ± 15.40*

53.33 ± 11.38*

80.95 ± 16.12*

46.94 ± 17.33*

51.87 ± 11.64

40.66 ± 10.56

44.71 ± 14.04*

58.48 ± 11.92*

Insurance

70.23 ± 17.25

42.49 ± 11.27

78.87 ± 11.95

33.90 ± 16.50

50.01 ± 12.83

36.11 ± 12.72

36.74 ± 14.86

46.73 ± 11.34

 Education

Primary

78.06 ± 16.63*

53.05 ± 12.27

79.96 ± 10.08

36.83 ± 19.47

51.51 ± 9.71

44.53 ± 10.49*

40.35 ± 13.55

52.32 ± 11.06*

Junior

70.45 ± 16.72

48.65 ± 19.68

75.40 ± 13.63

33.55 ± 16.17

52.66 ± 14.02

40.33 ± 13.61

41.76 ± 12.93

51.48 ± 11.13

Senior

69.45 ± 18.71

52.01 ± 14.82

80.91 ± 13.77

33.95 ± 15.59

51.67 ± 14.61

38.18 ± 12.25

36.59 ± 13.00

47.73 ± 9.54

College

70.25 ± 17.60

48.20 ± 19.81

77.93 ± 15.73

36.44 ± 13.70

52.18 ± 17.66

35.49 ± 13.79

40.40 ± 19.52

49.62 ± 8.32

 Income

500

70.06 ± 17.64

42.53 ± 12.65*

82.75 ± 11.03

35.61 ± 19.29

52.32 ± 12.65

40.13 ± 10.17

42.22 ± 15.35*

56.11 ± 11.07*

 

500~1000

68.46 ± 15.18

36.45 ± 16.43

81.34 ± 12.14

33.28 ± 14.63

44.62 ± 10.44

40.41 ± 13.77

36.04 ± 11.61

46.47 ± 10.41

1000~2000

71.91 ± 17.41

38.44 ± 12.04

80.13 ± 13.75

36.10 ± 10.41

55.03 ± 10.66

40.49 ± 12.41

41.56 ± 13.82

48.89 ± 11.25

2000

75.26 ± 20.44

37.01 ± 16.42

82.50 ± 15.49

33.46 ± 14.85

56.82 ± 17.06*

48.07 ± 16.27

37.92 ± 19.94

50.63 ± 10.22

 Metastasis

No

71.09 ± 16.09

47.02 ± 17.83

79.32 ± 13.16

34.08 ± 15.65

54.23 ± 12.59

38.53 ± 8.30

38.89 ± 13.64

50.24 ± 11.57

Yes

71.37 ± 18.46

52.41 ± 14.42*

77.54 ± 12.89

35.58 ± 17.39

52.46 ± 17.14

42.05 ± 10.51*

39.89 ± 26.03

52.06 ± 9.15

 Time since diagnosis (year)

<1

71.36 ± 16.38

51.71 ± 11.06

78.57 ± 12.93

35.13 ± 17.24

53.04 ± 16.02

40.14 ± 16.06

40.16 ± 13.97*

52.31 ± 9.59

1~3

65.55 ± 19.62

45.64 ± 11.12

74.12 ± 15.55

33.30 ± 14.90

52.33 ± 11.01

33.77 ± 17.20

35.61 ± 22.15

46.18 ± 9.26

>3

80.66 ± 18.06*

59.83 ± 16.26*

84.79 ± 17.07*

35.83 ± 15.30

52.95 ± 10.40

41.66 ± 7.42

33.88 ± 3.50

56.38 ± 10.27*

 Treatment

operation

71.83 ± 19.92

54.13 ± 10.44

79.54 ± 15.51

36.24 ± 16.13

53.53 ± 15.43

37.81 ± 10.24

39.69 ± 17.94

49.85 ± 13.26

radiotherapy

73.77 ± 10.24

43.33 ± 7.63

75.88 ± 4.81

45.44 ± 10.03*

62.77 ± 14.69*

40.33 ± 14.03

38.88 ± 18.86

52.02 ± 9.06

chemotherapy

72.43 ± 16.79

49.51 ± 13.47

76.56 ± 12.35

36.62 ± 23.91

51.26 ± 15.78

36.17 ± 13.20

37.23 ± 12.28

51.28 ± 9.45

comprehensive

69.56 ± 17.07

51.38 ± 11.85

78.83 ± 12.98

32.51 ± 13.94

43.70 ± 14.75

40.02 ± 17.59

38.71 ± 15.08

50.05 ± 9.56

Caregiver

 Age

≥60

72.14 ± 14.32

50.85 ± 14.58

79.13 ± 10.28

34.48 ± 11.17

53.22 ± 10.65*

38.26 ± 14.44

42.34 ± 12.67

51.21 ± 10.04

<60

69.42 ± 13.09

51.62 ± 11.13

77.07 ± 15.11

35.23 ± 10.54

50.75 ± 17.49

39.53 ± 10.74

35.36 ± 18.26*

50.03 ± 11.72

 Education

Primary

70.54 ± 14.06

50.16 ± 17.51

65.21 ± 12.38

34.52 ± 16.36

46.36 ± 10.68

25.75 ± 10.46

39.82 ± 13.05

47.27 ± 10.58

Junior

69.62 ± 12.05

50.25 ± 16.43

66.37 ± 14.55

35.37 ± 15.82

45.15 ± 16.72

32.45 ± 14.26

39.18 ± 14.78

50.16 ± 10.43

Senior

72.83 ± 14.51

51.26 ± 10.44

72.51 ± 13.82

34.16 ± 14.52

50.26 ± 14.72

35.11 ± 12.37

38.56 ± 12.53

50.25 ± 9.57

College

70.05 ± 16.42

52.82 ± 10.26

81.16 ± 12.52*

37.34 ± 14.46

58.57 ± 18.16*

48.45 ± 16.46*

40.06 ± 12.16

55.17 ± 10.25*

 Number of caregivers

1

64.04 ± 15.43

49.27 ± 13.51

77.45 ± 12.23

31.57 ± 13.25

51.33 ± 14.73

39.46 ± 10.47

39.04 ± 17.25

50.64 ± 11.47

2

74.24 ± 14.25*

52.58 ± 11.03

80.68 ± 12.23

36.26 ± 17.94

52.84 ± 13.42

38.71 ± 13.79

38.43 ± 14.37

50.21 ± 10.26

3 or more

81.82 ± 11.76

51.36 ± 11.21

80.13 ± 11.28

40.53 ± 12.42*

52.92 ± 12.87

40.23 ± 11.98

40.21 ± 12.36

51.27 ± 9.29

 Together with patient

Yes

70.11 ± 13.46

50.77 ± 12.29

78.84 ± 12.31

35.50 ± 17.13

52.87 ± 13.03

33.77 ± 8.02

39.24 ± 14.26

50.19 ± 10.03

No

72.59 ± 11.23

52.96 ± 10.51

77.88 ± 19.18

36.51 ± 8.88

53.01 ± 12.68

42.74 ± 12.01*

40.33 ± 10.82

51.71 ± 9.36

  1. Note: The bold and italics with * indicated the p <0.05