Table 1 Characteristics of the patients.
From: Factors associated with palliative care symptoms in cancer patients in Palestine
Variable | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Age | |
≤ 50 | 141 (52.0) |
> 50 | 130 (48.0) |
Gender | |
Male | 139 (51.3) |
Female | 132 (48.7) |
Marital status | |
Singe | 87 (32.1) |
Married | 184 (67.9) |
Educational level | |
School | 183 (67.5) |
University or college | 88 (32.5) |
Socioeconomic status | |
Affordable (low income) | 146 (53.9) |
Good (middle income) | 104 (38.4) |
Very good (high income) | 21 (7.7) |
Deformities | |
Yes | 13 (4.8) |
No | 258 (95.2) |
Smoker | |
Yes | 60 (22.1) |
No | 211 (77.9) |
Work | |
Yes | 99 (36.5) |
No | 172 (63.5) |
Living location | |
City | 111 (41.0) |
Village | 129 (47.6) |
Camp or refugee | 31 (11.4) |
Hospitalization status | |
Inpatient | 110 (40.6) |
Outpatient | 161 (59.4) |
Type of cancer | |
Hematology | 153 (56.5) |
Solid | 118 (43.5) |
Treatment stage | |
Yes | 241 (88.9) |
No | 30 (11.1) |
Currently on chemotherapy | |
Yes | 205 (75.6) |
No | 66 (24.4) |
Recently, pancytopenia | |
Yes | 86 (31.7) |
No | 185 (68.3) |
Autologous bone marrow transplant (auto-BMT) | |
Yes | 24 (8.9) |
No | 247 (91.1) |
Admitted for surgery | |
Yes | 10 (3.7) |
No | 261 (96.3) |
Types of psychological support | |
Family support | 162 (59.8) |
Social support | 93 (34.3) |
Religious support | 103 (38.0) |
Health care team support | 120 (44.3) |
