Table 1 Characteristics of the sample
Number | Percent | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||
Male | 20 | 50 | |
Female | 20 | 50 | |
Age | |||
≤50 years | 10 | 25 | |
>50 years | 30 | 75 | |
Believe in God | |||
Yes | 23 | 57.5 | |
No | 16 | 40 | |
Type of cancer | |||
Digestive | 9 | 22.5 | |
Urologic | 3 | 7.5 | |
Hematologic | 4 | 10 | |
Gynaecologic | 6 | 15 | |
ORL | 6 | 15 | |
Pulmonary | 6 | 15 | |
Sarcoma | 1 | 2.5 | |
Melanoma | 1 | 2.5 | |
Endocrinology | 3 | 7.5 | |
Neurologic | 1 | 2.5 | |
Duration of hospitalization | |||
≤10 days | 17 | 42.5 | |
>10 days | 14 | 35 | |
Actual pain (EVA) | |||
≤3 | 26 | 65 | |
>3; ≤6 | 10 | 25 | |
>6 | 4 | 10 | |