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 (%)	χ^2	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

Note. χ² violated due to low cell count.