Total patients (N=201) | N (%) |
Age (n, range) | 67 (23–94) |
Sex: Female | 92 (46) |
Occupation | |
Retired | 132 (66) |
Employed | 32 (16) |
Homemaker | 4 (2) |
Other | 33 (16) |
Educational level | |
Without studies | 3 (1) |
Primary school | 74 (37) |
High school | 35 (18) |
Vocational training | 31 (15) |
University | 58 (29) |
Marital status | |
Single | 27 (13) |
Married or with a partner | 120 (60) |
Widower | 27 (13) |
Separated, divorced | 17 (9) |
Other | 10 (5) |
Religious practice | |
Practising and believer | 94 (47) |
Non-practising and believer | 78 (39) |
Not believer | 29 (14) |
History of depression | 23 (11) |
History of anxiety disorder | 15 (7) |
Primary tumour | |
Gastrointestinal system | 63 (32) |
Respiratory system | 42 (21) |
Reproductive system | 45 (22) |
Excretory system | 23 (11) |
Others | 25 (14) |
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | 3 (1) |
Chronic disease | 1 (1) |
Information | |
Suspect or known diagnostic but does not speak | 5 (3) |
Diagnostic but not prognostic | 97 (48) |
Diagnostic and prognostic | 99 (49) |
Treatment received (last 3 months) | |
None | 48 (24) |
QT | 89 (44) |
RT | 20 (10) |
QT+RT | 12 (6) |
Other | 32 (16) |
Functional status (Karnofsky) | |
<50 | 23 (11) |
50–70 | 151 (76) |
>70 | 27 (13) |
QT, chemotherapy; RT, radiotherapy.