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Decision-making conflict by characteristics of respondents (N=200)
| Decision-making conflict | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean±SD | F or t (P) | ||
| Gender | Male | 37.97±6.876 | 0.054 (0.957) |
| Female | 37.92±6.853 | ||
| Age (year) | <75 | 38.75±7.285 | 2.375 (0.018) |
| ≥75 | 36.34±5.596 | ||
| Educational status | | 35.35±7.147 |
4.046 (0.008) |
|
| Middle school | 38.23±5.933 | ||
| High school | 38.37±7.385 | ||
| ≥College | 40.52±5.176 | ||
| Marital status | Unmarried | 56±0 | 9.464 (0) |
| Married | 38.64±6.536 | ||
| Others (divorce, bereavement, etc.) | 34.73±6.722 | ||
| Religion | Yes | 37.1±6.558 | −1.621 (0.107) |
| No | 38.67±7.034 | ||
| Type of cancer | Lung and bronchi | 38.11±7.363 | 0.722 (0.487) |
| Colon and rectum | 37.2±6.066 | ||
| Liver | 38.62±7.11 | ||
| Metastasis | Yes | 36.35±6.389 | −1.971 (0.05) |
| No | 38.51±6.935 | ||
| Time after cancer diagnosis | Less than 1 year | 39.73±5.78 | 2.892 (0.058) |
| 1 year-5 years | 37.15±7.003 | ||
| more than 5 years | 39.55±6.595 | ||
| Cancer stage | stage I | 39.92±7.072 | 3.306 (0.021) |
| stage II | 37.92±5.595 | ||
| stage III | 36.48±7.426 | ||
| stage IV | 35.2±8.152 | ||
| Cancer treatment | Yes | 38.19±6.545 | 1.158 (0.259) |
| No | 35.86±8.951 | ||
| Pain related to cancer | No pain | 40.07±6.156 | 4.167 (0.007) |
| Mild | 37.2±6.4 | ||
| Moderate | 35.94±7.942 | ||
| Severe | 37.56±5.57 | ||
| Decision-makers for cancer treatment | Patient | 39.85±5.529 | 11.168 (0) |
| Family | 34.62±7.666 | ||
| Doctor | 38.58±5.733 | ||
| Desire for life-sustaining treatment | Yes | 43±4.658 | 4.741 (0.01) |
| No | 37.21±7.624 | ||
| Not decided yet | 38.23±5.02 | ||
| Monthly income | \1,000,000 less | 36.9±7.09 | 2.31 (0.078) |
| \1,000,000-\3,000,000 less | 37.34±7.583 | ||
| \3,000,000-\5,000,000 less | 38.34±5.982 | ||
| More than \5,000,000 | 41±5.657 |