Observational Study
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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Oct 15, 2022; 14(10): 2025-2037
Published online Oct 15, 2022. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v14.i10.2025
Table 2 Univariate general linear model for predicting psychological distress, quality of life, and coping strategies by tumor and sex
Scales
Colorectal cancer, n = 101
Non-colorectal digestive cancer, n = 102
ANOVA results, F
Men, mean (SD)
Women, mean (SD)
Men, mean (SD)
Women, mean (SD)
Tumor × sex
Tumor
Sex
Psych. distress (BSI)1
Somatization 62.0 (6.3)64.1 (8.0)63.9 (6.7)66.3 (8.1)0.0213.9635.044
Depression60.3 (6.6)65.0 (6.6)60.1 (5.5)62.9 (7.5)0.9231.42315.747
Anxiety 61.9 (7.8)65.8 (8.3)61.9 (6.8)66.0 (8.3)0.0300.01112.818
Quality of life (EORTC-QLQ-C30)2
Functional scale79.6 (17.4)62.3 (23.0)70.8 (22.6)60.8 (24.0)1.4272.78119.697
Symptom scale24.4 (22.9)29.8 (19.4)28.6 (17.8)40.0 (22.1)1.0446.0678.154
Health status scale67.6 (22.6)53.7 (27.9)51.9 (23.5)55.1 (32.8)5.1853.5472.059
Coping with cancer (M-MAC)2
Helplessness24.0 (22.9)25.0 (21.9)25.9 (22.8)28.6 (25.6)0.0690.6960.288
Anxious preoccupation46.2 (24.4)51.4 (18.8)43.8 (19.0)54.4 (23.6)0.8000.0086.722
Positive attitude83.4 (16.5)76.8 (18.1)79.2 (15.8)74.9 (22.9)0.1861.3644.389
Cognitive avoidance66.6 (27.3)60.6 (21.6)64.3 (24.5)60.2 (27.1)0.0360.1921.758