Table 1 Sample description

From: Psychological problems of cancer patients: a cancer distress screening with a cancer-specific questionnaire

 

n

%

Age(years)

  

 < 40

231

13.7

 40–49

292

17.3

 50–59

507

30.0

 60–69

397

23.5

 > 69

264

15.6

Gender

  

 Female

958

56.1

 Male

750

43.9

Partnership

  

 With partner

1107

75.3

 Without partner

363

24.7

Cancer diagnoses

  

 Breast

394

22.9

 Haematological neoplasias

326

18.9

 Gynaecological carcinomas

236

13.7

 Upper gastrointestinal tract

145

8.4

 Respiratory tract

124

7.2

 ENTa carcinomas

117

6.8

 Lower gastrointestinal tract

108

6.3

 Male genitourinary tract

99

5.8

 Urinary tract

45

2.6

 Brain tumours

42

2.4

 Soft tissue tumours

32

1.9

 Thyroid carcinomas

14

0.8

 CUPb, other diagnoses

21

1.2

 Missing diagnoses

18

1.0

Metastases

  

 Yes

407

29.2

 No

986

70.8

Illness duration

  

 < 6 months

677

46.9

 6 months–2 years

353

24.5

 >2 years–5 years

247

17.1

 >5 years

166

11.5

Treatment setting

  

 Inpatient clinic

1090

63.4

 Rehabilitation center

425

24.7

 Outpatient settings

11

0.5

 No actual treatment

194

11.3

  1. aEar, nose and throat.
  2. bCancer with unknown primary tumour.