Introduction
Material and methods
Participants
Procedures
Study measures
PO-Bado-SF
QSC-R23
PHQ-9
Statistical analyses
Results
Sample
% | N | M | SD | Min | Max | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 59.8 | 12.4 | 18 | 87 | ||
Sex | ||||||
Female | 62.8 | 142 | ||||
Male | 37.2 | 84 | ||||
Relationship | ||||||
Steady relationship | 75.7 | 171 | ||||
No relationship | 24.3 | 55 | ||||
Childrena | 67.3 | 152 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1 | 12 |
Job situation | ||||||
Employed | 21.4 | 48 | ||||
Household chores | 2.7 | 6 | ||||
On sick leave | 19.6 | 44 | ||||
Unemployed | 1.8 | 4 | ||||
Pension | 49.1 | 110 | ||||
Other | 5.4 | 12 | ||||
Tumor diagnosis/localization | ||||||
Mamma | 44.7 | 101 | ||||
Gynecological tumors | 4.0 | 9 | ||||
Lung/bronchia | 5.8 | 13 | ||||
Prostate/testicle | 15.5 | 35 | ||||
Colon/rectum | 11.9 | 27 | ||||
Hematological disease | 0.4 | 1 | ||||
Urological tumors | 6.2 | 14 | ||||
Stomach, esophagus, pancreas | 8.8 | 20 | ||||
Other | 2.7 | 6 | ||||
Metastases | ||||||
Yes | 17.3 | 38 | ||||
No | 42.7 | 94 | ||||
Not known | 40.0 | 88 | ||||
Current disease status | ||||||
First disease | 86.0 | 191 | ||||
Recurrence | 6.3 | 14 | ||||
Secondary tumor | 7.7 | 17 | ||||
Psychopharmaceuticals/opiates | ||||||
Yes | 38.5 | 87 | ||||
No | 61.1 | 138 | ||||
Not known | 0.4 | 1 |
Prevalence of SI
SI and distress
N | M | SD | Cut-off value | n (%) above cutoff | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PO-Bado-SF sum score | 226 | 7.9 | 4.3 | > 9 | 36.7 |
PO-Bado-SF mean index | 226 | 1.5 | 0.8 | ||
QSC-R23 sum score | 226 | 22.6 | 18.6 | > 34 | 24.8 |
QSC-R23 mean index | 226 | 1.0 | 0.8 | ||
QSC-R23 psycho-somatic afflictions mean index | 226 | 1.2 | 1.1 | ||
QSC-R23 anxiety mean index | 226 | 1.6 | 1.3 | ||
QSC-R23 information deficits mean index | 226 | 0.7 | 1.0 | ||
QSC-R23 restrictions in daily life mean index | 226 | 1.1 | 1.1 | ||
QSC-R23 social restrictions mean index | 226 | 0.4 | 0.6 | ||
PHQ-9 sum scorea | 226 | 6.1 | 5.1 | < 5 5–9 > 10 | 47.8 |
28.8 | |||||
23.5 | |||||
PHQ-9 mean indexa | 226 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
PHQ-9 item 9 | |||
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PO-Bado-SF | |||
Fatigue/tiredness | 0.13*a | ||
Functional limitations in daily livings | 0.18** | ||
Mood swings | 0.09 | ||
Anxiety | 0.14* | ||
Sadness | 0.23** | ||
Other problems | 0.10 | ||
Sum score | 0.19** | ||
QSC-R23 | |||
Psycho-somatic afflictions | 0.301** a | ||
Social restrictions | 0.278** | ||
Anxiety | 0.191** | ||
Restrictions in daily life | 0.259** | ||
Information deficits | 0.277** | ||
Sum score | 0.302** | ||
PHQ-9 | |||
Little interest or pleasure in doing things | 0.173** a | ||
Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless | 0.311** | ||
Trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleeping too much | 0.278** | ||
Feeling tired or having little energy | 0.225** | ||
Poor appetite or overeating | 0.286** | ||
Feeling bad about yourself—or that you are a failure or have let yourself or your family down | 0.348** | ||
Trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching television | 0.213** | ||
Moving or speaking so slowly that other people could have noticed? Or the opposite—being so fidgety or restless that you have been that you have been moving around a lot more than usual | 0.250** | ||
Total score b | 0.318** |