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Table 3 Differences in uncertainty in illness and social support according to demographic and illness-related characteristics. (N = 148)

From: The mediating effect of social support on uncertainty in illness and quality of life of female cancer survivors: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Category

uncertainty in illness

social support

Mean

SD

t or F

(p- value)

Mean

SD

t or F

(p-value)

Age (years)

Below 40

77.54

15.10

1.696

66.27

14.14

0.955

40–49

78.62

15.70

(.174)

64.87

17.26

(.416)

50–59

84.62

15.61

 

59.13

18.83

 

60 and over

86.71

15.08

 

61.45

18.46

 

Marital status

Married

66.75

13.94

2.479

72.43

10.97

1.597

Single

83.91

15.52

(.089)

62.63

17.07

(.206)

Widowed or divorced

82.68

13.06

 

59.61

17.92

 

Education

Less than high school

86.87

13.87

4.048

62.73

17.19

−0.207

University and higher

75.16

14.67

(< .001)

63.37

16.43

(.836)

Religion

No

82.08

14.98

−0.387

62.75

19.19

0.060

Yes

83.28

15.45

(.699)

62.57

15.83

(.952)

Having a job

No

86.45

14.99

1.213

62.22

14.70

0.304

Loss of job

84.22

12.31

(.301)

65.12

14.85

(.738)

Yes

81.17

16.29

 

62.20

18.85

 

Satisfaction with economic status

Satisfaction a

72.38

15.57

3.760

66.56

13.88

5.151

Average b

82.65

14.68

(.027)

64.94

15.80

(.007)

Dissatisfaction c

89.10

15.95

a < c

54.07

20.39

b > c

Number of children

No or 1

81.00

20.06

0.408

62.19

20.02

0.056

2

84.45

13.24

(.666)

62.49

16.89

(.945)

3 and over

82.31

15.40

 

63.38

14.49

 

Smoking status

Current smoker

96.80

20.03

2.195

48.63

27.02

−1.540

Non-smoker

81.77

14.70

(.030)

63.50

16.29

(.166)

Drinking status

Current drinker

84.95

16.30

1.301

63.78

18.00

0.591

Non-drinker

81.03

14.30

(.196)

62.00

16.90

(.556)

Type of cancer

Breast cancer

82.71

15.94

−0.140

66.77

14.09

1.911

Thyroid cancer

83.19

15.16

(.889)

60.89

17.97

(.058)

Stage of cancer

Early-stage cancer

82.76

14.26

−0.490

64.13

13.66

0.241

Advanced stage cancer

84.28

16.28

(.625)

63.43

18.44

(.810)

Time since completion of cancer treatment (years)

Less than 1

81.95

15.41

1.033

63.45

15.86

4.292

1–5

87.13

14.02

(.360)

65.00

15.40

(.015)

5 or more

82.22

17.36

 

49.25

25.56

a, b > c

  1. Note. SD Standard Deviation
  2. Post-Hoc test: Tukey’s test
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