Table 3 The correlation between each distress type

Gender

Pearson’s correlation coefficient

Significance probability (both sides)

N

101

Pain

Pearson’s correlation coefficient

0.119

Significance probability (both sides)

0.236

N

101

101

Changes in appearance

Pearson’s correlation coefficient

−0.202

0.049

Significance probability (both sides)

0.043 ^a

0.625

N

101

101

101

Anxiety

Pearson’s correlation coefficient

0.007

−0.028

0.150

Significance probability (both sides)

0.948

0.784

0.135

N

101

101

101

101

Depression

Pearson’s correlation coefficient

0.019

0.019

−0.700

0.108

Significance probability (both sides)

0.854

0.851

0.489

0.281

N

101

101

101

101

101

Family problems

Pearson’s correlation coefficient

−0.301

−0.021

0.140

−0.083

0.200

Significance probability (both sides)

0.002 ^b

0.837

0.163

0.412

0.045 ^a

N

101

101

101

101

101

101

Job-related problems

Pearson’s correlation coefficient

0.113

0.029

0.180

0.276

0.184

0.026

Significance probability (both sides)

0.261

0.772

0.071

0.005 ^b

0.065

0.800

N

101

101

101

101

101

101

101

Spiritual pain

Pearson’s correlation coefficient

0.272

0.097

−0.046

0.119

0.134

−0.018

0.148

Significance probability (both sides)

0.006 ^b

0.332

0.650

0.235

0.183

0.857

0.139

N

101

101

101

101

101

101

101

101

Sexuality issues

Pearson’s correlation coefficient

−0.198

0.020

0.247

0.157

0.035

0.215

0.091

−0.143

Significance probability (both sides)

0.047 ^a

0.844

0.013 ^a

0.118

0.729

0.031 ^a

0.363

0.155

N

101

101

101

101

101

101

101

101

101