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Table 2 Prevalence of psychological distress by disease stage

From: Prevalence and prognostic implications of psychological distress in patients with gastric cancer

 

All Patients

Stage I-III

Stage IV

 

N = 229

%

N = 132

%

N = 97

%

P-value

MDT

93

40.6

46

34.8

47

48.5

0.038

 Insomnia

50

21.8

28

21.2

22

22.7

0.79

 Anxiety

69

30.1

30

22.7

39

40.2

0.004

 Depression

68

29.7

31

23.5

37

38.1

0.016

HADS

106

46.3

52

39.4

54

55.7

0.015

 HADS-A

62

27.1

29

22

33

34

0.043

 HADS-D

92

40.2

45

34.1

47

48.5

0.028

CES-D

76

33.2

38

28.8

38

39.2

0.099

Psychological distress

77

33.6

35

26.5

42

43.3

0.008

  1. MDT Modified Distress Thermometer, HADS Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, CES-D Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale
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