| Knew diagnosis (n = 68) | Did not know diagnosis (n = 74) | All (n = 142) |
---|---|---|---|
 | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) |
Age | Â | Â | Â |
Mean (SD) | 50.2 (13.9) | 58.2 (13.4) | 54.1 (14.8) |
Range | 23–74 | 19–76 | 19–76 |
Gender | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 34 (50.0) | 45 (60.8) | 79 (55.6) |
Female | 34 (50.0) | 29 (39.2) | 63 (44.4) |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â |
Single | 7 (10.3) | 6 (8.1) | 13 (9.2) |
Married | 59 (86.8) | 63 (85.1) | 122 (85.9) |
Widowed | 2 (2.9) | 5 (6.8) | 7 (4.9) |
Educational status | Â | Â | Â |
Illiterate | 23 (33.8) | 55 (74.2) | 78 (54.9) |
Primary | 28 (41.2) | 15 (20.3) | 43 (30.3) |
Secondary | 9 (13.2) | 3 (4.1) | 12 (8.5) |
College/university | 8 (11.8) | 1 (1.4) | 9 (6.3) |
Cancer site | Â | Â | Â |
Esophagus | 7 (10.3) | 34 (45.9) | 41 (28.9) |
Stomach | 22 (32.4) | 20 (27.0) | 42 (29.6) |
Small intestine | 1 (1.5) | 4 (5.4) | 5 (3.5) |
Colon | 26 (38.2) | 5 (6.8) | 31 (21.8) |
Rectum | 12 (17.6) | 11 (14.9) | 23 (16.2) |
Time since diagnosis (months) | Â | Â | Â |
Mean (SD) | 4.6 (3.0) | 4.1 (3.2) | 4.4 (3.2) |
Range | 1–12 | 1–12 | 1–12 |
Initial treatment | Â | Â | Â |
Surgery | 54 (79.4) | 37 (50.0) | 91 (64.1) |
Chemotherapy/radiotherapy | 9 (13.2) | 10 (13.0) | 19 (13.4) |
Best Supportive care | 5 (7.4) | 27 (36.5) | 32 (22.5) |
Anxiety score | Â | Â | Â |
0–7 | 27 (39.7) | 48 (64.9) | 75 (52.8) |
8–21 | 41 (60.3) | 26 (35.1) | 67 (47.2) |
Depression score | Â | Â | Â |
0–7 | 26 (38.2) | 35 (47.3) | 61 (43.0) |
8–21 | 42 (61.8) | 39 (52.7) | 81 (57.0) |