The Incidence of Mental Disorders Increases over Time in Patients with Cancer Pain: Data from a Retrospective Cohort Study

Table 1

Demographic and sociopsychological data of patients with cancer history ≥5 y (LCSs) and acute cancer pain patients (ACPPs).

Parameter	LCSs (n)	LCSs (%)	ACPPs (n)	ACPPs (%)
Gender (f/m)	36/25	59/41	42/47	47.2/52.8
Age (years)	64.1 (12.7)		63.7 (10.9)
Education
No data	2	3.3	0	0.0
Up to the 8^th grade	31	50.8	32	36.0
10^th grade	20	32.8	43	48.3
School leaving examination	7	11.5	8	9.0
Studies/degree course	1	1.6	6	6.7
Family status
No data	2	3.3	1	1.1
Unmarried	3	4.9	3	3.4
Married	42	68.9	68	76.4
Divorced	6	9.8	8	9.0
Widowed	8	13.1	9	10.1
Profession
No data	2	3.3	1	1.1
Freelancer	2	3.3	1	1.1
Executive employee	0	0.0	2	2.2
T.p.G.^#	9	14.8	21	23.6
Office or sales department	6	9.8	6	6.7
Specialist worker	39	63.9	48	53.9
Worker with a.s.^##	2	3.3	6	6.7
Unskilled worker	0	0.0	4	4.5
No profession	1	1.6	0	0.0

^#Technical professional graduation; ^##acquired skill; .