Illness perception and resilience in patients with cancer: a cross-sectional study

BMC Psychology

Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics and their relationship with resilience in patients with cancer (N = 262)

Demographic Characteristics	Grouping	frequency	Percentage	P-value (Significance Level)
Gender	Male	194	74	0.27
Gender	Female	68	26	0.27
Marital Status	Single	73	27.9	0.61
Marital Status	Married	89	72.1	0.61
Education Level	Below Diploma	86	32.8	P < 0.001
	Diploma	80	30.5
	Bachelor	90	34.4
	Higher	6	2.3
Employment Status	Student	7	2.7	P < 0.001
	Unemployed	63	24
	Self-Employed Job	86	32.8
	Housewife	38	14.5
	Government’s Employee	49	18.6
	Retired	19	7.3
Living situation	single	12	4.6	0.33
	with parents	68	26
	with spouse	54	20.6
	with spouse and children	128	48.9
Economic situation	incomes < expenses	153	58.4	0.05
	incomes = expenses	73	27.9
	incomes ˃ expenses	36	13.7
Type of Cancer	Head And Neck	46	17.6	0.02
	Gastro-Intestinal System	163	62.2
	Urinary-Genital System	24	9.2
	Thorax (Breast, Lung, Etc.)	29	11.1
Type of Treatment	Chemotherapy	243	92.7	0.07
	Surgery	13	5
	Radiotherapy	6	2.3
Awareness Duration of Illness	1–12 month	191	72.9	0.27
	13–24 month	54	20.6
	More than 2 years	17	6.5

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