Research Article

Fear of Progression and Resilience as Mediators of the Association between Family Function and Quality of Life among Patients with Cervical Cancer

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics and clinical data of the cervical cancer patients.

CharacteristicsParticipants (n = 252)

Age (years), n (%)
 <4032 (12.7)
 40∼59118 (46.8)
 ≥60102 (40.5)
Marital status, n (%)
 Married for 20 years46 (18.3)
 Married for 20∼30 years67 (26.6)
 Married for more than 30 years139 (55.2)
Education level, n (%)
 Elementary school or less138 (54.8)
 Junior high school73 (29.0)
 High school or more41 (16.3)
Occupation, n (%)
 Employed149 (59.2)
 Retired22 (11.1)
 Unemployed81 (32.1)
Residence, n (%)
 Rural95 (37.7)
 Town63 (25.0)
 County47 (18.7)
 City47 (18.7)
Payment method of medical costs, n (%)
 Self-supporting14 (5.6)
 New rural cooperative medical care system142 (56.3)
 Medical insurance for urban residents96 (38.1)
Monthly income (RMB), n (%)
 <3000111 (44.0)
 3000∼5000105 (41.7)
 >500036 (14.3)
Type of pathology (n = 189, n %)
 Squamous carcinoma of the uterine cervix170 (89.9)
 Cervical adenocarcinoma17 (8.9)
 Other2 (1.2)
Aware of the “cervical and breast cancer screening service,” n (%)
 Know96 (38.1)
 Know some112 (44.4)
 Don’t know at all44 (17.5)