Observational Study
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World J Psychiatry. Nov 19, 2024; 14(11): 1708-1717
Published online Nov 19, 2024. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v14.i11.1708
Table 1 General information

Cases (n = 119)
Percentage
Gender
    Male9277.31%
    Female2722.69%
Age (year)
    ≤ 604336.13%
    > 607663.87%
Course (year)
    ≤ 54739.50%
    > 57260.50%
Residential location
    City4537.82%
    Villages or towns7462.18%
Marital status
    Married9680.67%
    Unmatched2319.33%
Educational background
    Primary and below5243.70%
    Junior high school2924.37%
    High school or technical secondary school2117.64%
    Junior college or above1714.29%
Occupation
    Be on the job2722.69%
    Self-employed people or farmer5848.73%
    Take leave or retire1714.29%
    Unemployed1714.29%
Type of medical insurance
    Worker with medical insurance4537.82%
    Medical insurance for residents7462.18%
Smoking
    Yes3731.09%
    No8268.91%
Drinking
    Yes3428.57%
    No8571.43%
Monthly household income (RMB)
    < 60007462.19%
    6000-90003428.57%
    > 9000119.24%
Table 2 Correlation between anxiety and depression level and fear of disease progression and social support level
IndexHAMA
HAMD
r
P value
r
P value
Fear of disease progression
    Physical health dimension0.376< 0.0010.384< 0.001
    Social family dimension0.2190.0170.1850.044
    Total score0.349< 0.0010.333< 0.001
Social support
    Objective support-0.392< 0.001-0.425< 0.001
    Subjective support-0.617< 0.001-0.568< 0.001
    Utilization degree of support-0.605< 0.001-0.584< 0.001
    Total score-0.7990.001-0.765< 0.001
Table 3 Correlation between anxiety and depression level and fear of disease progression and social support level in different genders
IndexHAMA
HAMD
r
P value
r
P value
Male
    Fear of disease progression0.3540.0010.3500.001
    Social support-0.805< 0.0010.768< 0.001
Female
    Fear of disease progression0.3360.0870.2730.169
    Social support-0.776< 0.001-0.751< 0.001
Table 4 Multiple linear regression analysis
Index
B
SE
B’
t
P value
Constant term25.6821.162-22.100< 0.001
Physical health dimension0.1780.0370.2824.809< 0.001
Social family dimension0.0770.0320.1272.4230.017
Objective support-0.6510.078-0.491-8.321< 0.001
Utilization degree of support-0.2560.080-0.207-3.1860.002
Total score of social support-0.1650.031-0.393-5.332< 0.001