Research Article

Cognitive-Behavioral Coping, Illness Perception, and Family Adaptability in Oncological Patients with a Family History of Cancer

Table 1

Sociodemographic and medical data.

VariablesCharacteristics

Sex of the participantsMale: (14.51%)
Female: (85.48%)

AgeM = 55.25, SD = 9.33
minimum = 27 and maximum = 70

Level of educationPrimary school: 8.1%
Secondary school: 39.5%
High school: 14.5%
Bachelor’s degree: 37.9%

Marital statusSingle (34.7%)
 Unmarried (7.3%)
 Divorced (12.9%)
 Widowed (14.5%)
In relationship (65.3%)
 First marriage (58.95%)
 Remarried (4.8%)
 In relationship (1.6%)

The age at the time of diagnosisM = 48.91, SD = 8.72
minimum = 27 and maximum = 70

The time since the diagnosis1–32 years

Types of cancerBreast cancer (65.32%)
Colorectal cancer (11.29%)
Ovarian cancer (6.45%)
Cervical cancer (8.06%)
ORL neoplasm (5.65%)
Lung cancer (2.42%)
Melanoma (0.81%)

Course of treatmentSurgery (94.45)
Chemotherapy (90.3%)
Radiotherapy (64.5%)
Other therapy: hormonal, biological (29%)