Research Article
Psycho-Oncological Counselling for Mental Health in South Australians with Cancer
Table 1
Demographics of counselling service study responders (n = 28) and nonresponders (n = 87).
| Characteristic | Responders, n (%) | Nonresponders, n (%) | χ2 | φ | p |
| Gender | | | 0.33 | 0.05 | 0.567 | Male | 5 (17.9) | 20 (23.0) | | | | Female | 23 (82.1) | 67 (77.0) | | | | Client type | | | | 0.15 | 0.451 | Cancer patient | 19 (67.9) | 45 (51.7) | | | | Primary carer or spouse | 4 (14.3) | 16 (18.4) | | | | Family member | 5 (17.9) | 24 (27.6) | | | | Friend | 0 (0.0) | 2 (2.3) | | | | Cancer type | | | | 0.29 | 0.373 | Breast | 10 (35.7) | 17 (19.5) | | | | Gynaecologic | 1 (3.6) | 4 (4.6) | | | | Melanoma | 2 (7.1) | 2 (2.3) | | | | Prostate | 1 (3.6) | 4 (4.6) | | | | Testicle | 0 (0.0) | 2 (2.3) | | | | Bowel | 3 (10.7) | 15 (17.2) | | | | Lung | 0 (0.0) | 12 (13.8) | | | | Blood | 1 (3.6) | 3 (3.4) | | | | Lymphoma | 1 (3.6) | 6 (6.9) | | | | Other | 9 (32.1) | 22 (25.3) | | | |
| | M (SD) | M (SD) | t | df | p |
| Age (years) | 58.94 (11.14) | 52.10 (12.79) | 2.53 | 112 | 0.013 | Range | 27.27–82.97 | 24.57–80.80 | | | | Number of sessions | 2.27 (0.43) | 2.69 (0.29) | 0.24 | 113 | 0.810 | Symptomology | Initial distress score | 5.71 (1.78) | 6.65 (2.03) | −2.17 | 111 | 0.032 | Initial HADS anxiety | 10.07 (3.65) | 11.55 (3.85) | −1.79 | 113 | 0.076 | Initial HADS depression | 7.68 (3.98) | 8.34 (3.74) | −0.80 | 112 | 0.427 | Initial HADS total | 17.75 (5.86) | 19.82 (6.29) | −1.54 | 111 | 0.127 |
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Note. χ2 violated due to low cell count. |