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Table 2 Correlations between total number of practical and psychosocial problems and distress thermometer (DT) scores at baseline and over time

From: Screening for distress, the 6th vital sign: common problems in cancer outpatients over one year in usual care: associations with marital status, sex, and age

 

Mean (SD)

Correlation with practical problems

Correlation with psychosocial problems

Baseline scores

   

Total Practical problems

0.94 (1.37)

.-

-

Total Psychosocial problems

2.20 (2.08)

.386**

-

Distress Thermometer (DT)

3.89 (2.89)

.278**

.526**

Depression (PSSCAN)

6.46 (3.07)

.225**

.444**

Anxiety (PSSCAN)

8.72 (4.09)

.270**

.508**

Over 12 months (slope)

   

Total Practical problems

-.05 (0.29)

-

-

Total Psychosocial problems

-.05 (0.18)

.266**

-

Distress Thermometer (DT)

-.11 (0.47)

.114**

.356**

Depression (PSSCAN)

-.05 (0.34)

.098**

.221**

Anxiety (PSSCAN)

-.19 (0.52)

.124**

.324**

  1. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.001.