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Table 3 Level of anxiety and depression (N = 114)

From: Unmet needs in palliative care for patients with common non-cancer diseases: a cross-sectional study

Disease type

Total

(N = 114)

CHF

(n = 35)

Stroke

(n = 21)

ESRD

(n = 28)

ESLD

(n = 30)

F or χ2(p)

Variables

M ± SD/n (%)

M ± SD/n (%)

M ± SD/n (%)

M ± SD/n (%)

M ± SD/n (%)

Anxiety (0–21)

7.48 ± 3.60

7.40 ± 3.29

7.14 ± 4.05

7.36 ± 3.81

7.91 ± 3.56

0.216

(0.885)

Normal (0–7)

57 (50.0)

15 (42.9)

13 (61.9)

12 (42.9)

17 (56.7)

8.029

(0.241)

Borderline (8–10)

37 (32.5)

16 (45.7)

3 (14.3)

11(39.3)

7 (23.3)

Abnormal (11–21)

20 (17.5)

4 (11.4)

5 (23.8)

5 (17.9)

6 (20.0)

Depression (0–21)

9.17 ± 3.71

9.17 ± 3.71

9.43 ± 3.61

9.57 ± 3.63

8.62 ± 3.54

0.359

(0.783)

Normal (0–7)

36 (31.9)

8 (22.9)

6 (28.6)

9 (32.1)

13 (44.8)

5.949

(0.438)

Borderline (8–10)

35 (31.0)

15 (42.9)

5 (23.8)

8 (28.6)

7 (24.1)

Abnormal (11–21)

42 (37.2)

12 (34.3)

10 (47.6)

11 (39.3)

9 (31.0)

  1. M mean, SD standard deviation, CHF chronic heart failure, ESRD end-stage renal disease, ESLD end-stage liver disease