From: The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychological stress in breast cancer patients
No/thoughts n = 27 | A little n = 30 | Often/all the time N = 23 | |||||
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Median | Interquartile range | Median | Interquartile range | Median | Interquartile range | p-value* | |
Stress caused by unsecurity | 11.00 | 8.00–18.00 | 19.00 | 13.00–25.00 | 25.50 | 20.50–30.00 | 0.000 |
Stress caused by being overwhelmed | 10.50 | 7.00–13.00 | 16.00 | 11.00–19.00 | 20.50 | 17.00–23.00 | 0.000 |
Stress caused by loss | 9.00 | 7.00–11.00 | 11.00 | 10.00–17.00 | 15.00 | 12.00–19.00 | 0.001 |
Stress symptoms | 20.50 | 16.50–23.00 | 24.00 | 20.00–28.00 | 28.00 | 24.00–31.00 | 0.000 |
Positive coping | 11.00 | 9.00–13.00 | 11.00 | 10.00–12.00 | 12.00 | 8.00–13.00 | 0.896 |
Active coping | 11.00 | 8.00–14.00 | 11.00 | 10.00–12.00 | 11.00 | 10.00–13.00 | 0.615 |
Coping by support | 13.50 | 10.00–16.00 | 13.00 | 12.00–15.00 | 13.00 | 12.00–15.00 | 0.713 |
Coping by believing in God or powers that be | 11.00 | 7.00–13.00 | 10.00 | 8.00–12.00 | 10.00 | 7.00–12.00 | 0.863 |
Coping by drinking alcohol and/or smoking | 5.00 | 4.00–7.00 | 5.00 | 4.00–7.00 | 6.00 | 4.00–7.00 | 0.946 |