Table 1 Demographic characteristics of patients with hematological malignances
Variable | Baseline (N = 308) | 3–4 Months Follow-up | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (N = 131) | No (N = 177) | p-value | ||
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Male | 144 (46.8%) | 55 (42.0%) | 89 (50.3%) |  |
 Female | 164 (53.2%) | 76 (58.0%) | 88 (49.7%) | 0.166 |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 ≤ 29 | 25 (8.1%) | 10 (7.6%) | 15 (8.5%) |  |
 30–39 | 41 (13.3%) | 19 (14.6%) | 22 (12.4%) |  |
 40–49 | 55 (17.9%) | 24 (18.3%) | 31 (17.5%) | 0.943 |
 ≥ 50 | 187 (60.7%) | 78 (59.5%) | 109 (61.6%) |  |
Registered residence | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 City | 144 (46.8%) | 55 (42.0%) | 89 (50.3%) |  |
 Rural | 164 (53.2%) | 76 (58.0%) | 88 (49.7%) | 0.166 |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Unmarried | 34 (11.0%) | 14 (10.7%) | 20 (11.3%) |  |
 Married | 232 (75.4%) | 104 (79.4%) | 128 (72.3%) |  |
 Other | 42 (13.6%) | 13 (9.9%) | 29 (16.4%) | 0.243 |
Employment status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Employed | 187 (60.7%) | 81 (61.8%) | 106 (59.9%) |  |
 Repaired | 76 (24.7%) | 30 (22.9%) | 46 (26.0%) |  |
 Unemployed | 45 (14.6%) | 20 (15.3%) | 25 (14.1%) | 0.817 |
Frequency of health check-ups | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Regularly | 111 (36.0%) | 43 (32.8%) | 68(38.4%) |  |
 Occasionally | 113 (36.7%) | 49 (37.4%) | 64 (36.2%) |  |
 Hardly ever | 84 (27.3%) | 39 (29.8%) | 45 (25.4%) | 0.547 |
Family care | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 285 (92.5%) | 122 (93.1%) | 163 (92.1%) |  |
 No | 23 (7.5%) | 9 (6.9%) | 14 (7.9%) | 0.828 |
Economic pressure | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No | 22 (7.1%) | 8 (6.2%) | 14 (7.9%) |  |
 Mild | 58 (18.8%) | 24 (18.3%) | 34 (19.2%) |  |
 Moderate | 112 (36.4%) | 51 (38.9%) | 61 (34.5%) |  |
 Severe | 116 (37.7%) | 48 (36.6%) | 68 (38.4%) | 0.837 |
Disease type | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Lymphoma | 171 (55.5%) | 68 (51.9%) | 103 (58.2%) |  |
 Leukemia | 75 (24.4%) | 35 (26.7%) | 40 (22.6%) |  |
 Myeloma | 62 (20.1%) | 28 (21.4%) | 34 (19.2%) | 0.539 |
Mean response time (months) | Â | 3.9 | Â | Â |