Research on the effect of health care integration on patients’ negative emotions and satisfaction with lung cancer nursing activities

Table 1 Comparison of the general characteristics of the 2 groups, n (%)

Information	Study group (n = 46)	Control group (n = 46)	t/χ2/U value	P value
Age (yr)	39-66 (52.51 ± 6.04)	40-69 (53.02 ± 5.96)	0.408	0.685
Sex			0.177	0.674
Male	25 (54.35)	27 (58.70)
Female	21(45.65)	19(41.30)
Stage of disease			0.436	0.663
Stage I	7 (15.22)	9 (19.57)
Stage II	29 (63.04)	28 (60.87)
Stage III	10 (21.74)	9 (19.57)
Education level			0.194	0.908
Primary school	11 (23.91)	10 (21.74)
Secondary school	28 (60.87)	30 (65.22)
College and above	7 (15.22)	6 (13.04)
Type of pathology			0.492	0.782
Squamous carcinoma	21 (45.65)	19 (41.30)
Adenocarcinoma	22 (47.83)	25 (54.35)
Adenosquamous carcinoma	3 (6.52)	2 (4.35)