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Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of the sample

From: Resilience and hope during advanced disease: a pilot study with metastatic colorectal cancer patients

 

Number

Percent

Gender

 Male

28

63.6

 Female

16

36.4

Civil state

 Married

33

75

 Single

2

4.5

 Divorced

7

16

 Widow/er

2

4.5

Years of formal schooling

 0-4

2

4.5

 5-8

3

7

 9-11

12

27.5

 12-14

5

11

  ≥ 15

22

50

Self-rated ability to reada

 Can read reasonably well

4

9.5

 Can read well

24

54.5

 Can read very well

15

34

Socio-economic stratum

 A1

1

2

 A2

14

32

 B1

14

32

 B2

12

27

 C1

3

7

Metastases

 Liver

28

64

 Lymph nodes

14

32

 Peritoneum

12

27

 Lung

7

16

 Pelvic organs

5

11

 Bone

2

5

 Adrenal gland

1

2

Comorbidities

 Hypertension

11

25

 Diabetes

6

14

 Depression

3

7

 Ischemic heart disease

2

5

 Stroke

1

2

 HIV+

1

2

 Anxiety

1

2

 Fibromyalgia

1

2

 Dyslipidemia

1

2

 COPD

1

2

  1. aMissing information from one subject; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease