Table 1 Patient characteristic
From: Distress, anxiety, and depression in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy
Gender | No. | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Male | 62 | 53 |
Female | 55 | 47 |
Marital status | ||
Married | 57 | 74.4 |
Single/Widowed | 30 | 25.6 |
Religion | ||
Hindu | 62 | 53 |
Christian | 33 | 28.2 |
Muslim | 22 | 18.8 |
Social status | ||
Lower | 52 | 44.4 |
Middle | 29 | 24.8 |
Upper | 36 | 30.8 |
Stage of disease | ||
I | 7 | 6 |
II | 32 | 27.4 |
III | 36 | 30.8 |
IV | 25 | 21.4 |
X | 17 | 14.5 |
Type of illness | ||
Solid tumor | 52 | 44.4 |
Hematological | 20 | 17.1 |
Lympho-proliferative | 33 | 28.2 |
Myeloma | 12 | 10.3 |
Distance traveled | ||
< 150 km | 67 | 57.3 |
> 150 km | 50 | 42.7 |