Research Article
Psychological Distress during Ovarian Cancer Treatment: Improving Quality by Examining Patient Problems and Advanced Practice Nursing Interventions
Table 1
Baseline demographic characteristics of the sample.
| | Baseline demographic factors | Total Sample
(N = 32) | High Distress/APN plus PCLN
(N = 18) | High Distress/APN only/Refused PCLN
(N = 6) | Low Distress/APN only
(N = 8) | Significance between Subsamples*
() |
| Age
mean (±SD) | 60.16
(±13.02) | 60.31
(±6.94) | 58.35
(±5.50) | 54.61
(±12.47) | .295 |
| | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | — |
| Race
White
Not white | 30 (93.8)
2 (6.2) | 18 (100)
0 | 6 (100)
0 | 6 (75)
2 (25) | .041 |
| Living situation
With someone
Lives alone | 22 (68.7)
10 (31.3) | 15 (83.3)
3 (16.7) | 6 (100)
0 | 5 (62.5)
3 (37.5) | .194 |
| Marital status
Married/partnered
Not married | 23 (71.9)
9 (28.1) | 14 (77.8)
4 (22.2) | 4 (66.7)
2 (33.3) | 5 (62.5)
3 (37.5) | .691 |
| Education
≤High school or technical
College or more | 7 (21.9)
25 (78.1) | 1 (5.6)
17 (94.4) | 2 (33.3)
4 (66.6) | 4 (50)
4 (50) | .031 |
| Presently employed
Yes
No | 16 (50)
16 (50) | 8 (44.4)
10 (55.6) | 4 (66.7)
2 (33.3) | 4 (50)
4 (50) | .798 |
| Annual income
<$50,000
$50,000 or more | 17 (48.6)
18 (51.4) | 4 (26.7)
11 (73.3) | 3 (42.9)
4 (57.1) | 1 (20)
5 (80) | .565 |
| Religious service attendance
Never
Occasional
Regular | 7 (21.9)
11 (34.4)
14 (43.8) | 4 (22.2)
5 (27.8)
9 (50.0) | 1 (16.7)
1 (16.7)
4 (66.7) | 2 (25)
5 (62.5)
1 (12.5) | .249 |
| Health insurance
Yes
No | 30 (93.8)
2 (6.2) | 18 (100)
0 | 5 (83.3)
1 (16.7) | 7 (87.5)
1 (12.5) | .241 |
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*Significance determined by chi-square analysis, with the exception of age, which was determined by ANOVA.
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