Table 2 Descriptive data of study participants.
From: Development of computer adaptive testing for measuring depression in patients with cancer
Patients (N = 393) | |
|---|---|
Age (years) | |
Mean (SD) Median (range) | 60.87 (13.54) 64 (20–84) |
Sex, N (%) | |
Male Female | 265 (67) 128 (33) |
The PHQ-9 total score | |
Mean (SD) Median (range) | 3.85 (3.74) 3 (0–23) |
The PHQ-9 total score category, N (%) | |
None–Minimal (0–4) Mild (5–9) Moderate (10–14) Moderately severe–Severe (15–27) Missing | 192 (66*) 77 (27*) 15 (5*) 5 (2*) 104 |
Cancer type, N (%) | |
Gastrointestinal Liver/binary tract/pancreas Lung Breast Genitourinary Hematological Other | 3 (1) 83 (21) 56 (14) 6 (2) 100 (25) 51 (13) 94 (24) |
Cancer stage, N (%) | |
I II III IV Recurrent Other Undetermined | 32 (8) 37 (9) 36 (9) 81 (21) 128 (33) 15 (4) 64 (16) |
ECOG performance status, N (%) | |
0 1 2 Missing | 213 (54) 146 (37) 33 (8) 1 (0) |
