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Table 2 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of enrolled patients

From: Providing dignity therapy to patients with advanced cancer: a feasibility study within the setting of a hospital palliative care unit

 

Number (n = 37)

Sex, M/F

18/19

Mean age at diagnosis (± SD)

62.7 ± 17.8

Educational Level

 

Primary

3

Lower secondary education

5

Upper secondary education

18

Higher education

9

Not available

2

Marital Status

 

Unmarried

3

Married

28

Separate/Divorced

4

Widow/er

2

Religion

 

Catholic

28

Other

8

Not Available

1

Malignancy

 

Gastrointestinal

13

Lung

12

Breast

5

Bone and soft tissue

2

Hematopoietic and lymphoid tissues

2

Urogenital

2

Neuroendocrine

1

Performance Status (ECOG)

 

0

25

1

10

2

2