The Relationship between Self-Perceived Burden and Posttraumatic Growth among Colorectal Cancer Patients: The Mediating Effects of Resilience

Table 1

Participants’ characteristics and differences of the PTG in different groups (N = 196).

Characteristic	Category	N(%)	Mean ± SD	F/t/z/	P
Age	18~40	17(10.8)	78.12±16.85	8.753	0.033
	41~50	30(19.1)	71.77±13.30
	51~60	33(21.0)	79.67±19.58
	>60	77(49.0)	77.21±12.56
Gender	Male	92(58.6)	76.57±15.07	-0.217	0.829
	Female	65(41.4)	77.09±14.96
Marital status	Married	128	77.26±15.17	4.333	0.115
	Single	7	66.80±3.35
	Divorced/widowed	22	74.14±14.28
Work status	Retirement	66(42.0)	82.56±11.17	18.902	≤0.001
	On job	43(27.4)	73.65±19.71
	Others	48(30.6)	71.65±11.92
	(Dimission/suspension)
Education	Less than high school	80 (51.0)	78.86±12.52	1.775	0.078
	High school and above	77(49.0)	74.62±16.98
Medical expenses payment method	Medical insurance	143(91.1)	76.14±11.90	-0.205	0.840
	Self-paying	14(8.9)	76.85±15.28
Residence	Urban	98(62.4)	77.14±15.82	1.037	0.301
	Rural	59(37.8)	75.19±13.45
Affordability for	Yes	119(75.8)	79.32±15.55	5.495	≤0.001
medical expenses	No	38(24.2)	68.25±8.62
Religion	Yes	8(5.1)	77.25±15.88	0.090	0.928
	No	149(94.9)	76.76±14.99
Income (RMB)/; month	<¥1000	27(17.2)	75.22±13.19	0.215	0.807
	¥1000~5000	101(64.3)	77.31±14.27
	>¥5000	29(18.5)	76.41±18.91
Therapy method	Radiation+ Chemotherapy	32(20.4)	75.06±14.63	7.290	0.001
	Surgery+ Radiation/Chemotherapy	111(70.7)	78.94±13.98
	Surgery + Radiation + Chemotherapy	14(8.9)	63.64±17.18
Duration of illness	≤1 month	30(19.1)	80.40±13.72	4.442	0.013
	1 month ~1 year	110(70.1)	77.25±14.63
	>1 year	17(10.8)	67.41±16.37
Living arrangement	Live alone	10(6.4)	66.50±14.63	3.321	0.039
	Live with spouse	118(75.2)	78.21±15.38
	Live with children	29(18.5)	74.52±11.90

P<0.05; P<0.01, statistically significant.