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    • Figure 1. 

      Mediating model of fear of cancer recurrence, dyadic coping and depression. Note: ** p < 0.01. (a) Direct effect of fear of cancer recurrence on dyadic coping; (b) direct effect of dyadic coping on depression; (c') direct effect of fear of cancer recurrence on depression; (a*b) indirect effect of fear of cancer recurrence on depression via dyadic coping.

    • Variable Population size N (%) Depression (Mean ± SD) t/F p
      Gender t = −1.770 0.078
      Male 135 (63.98) 18.31 ± 1.68
      Female 76 (36.02) 18.75 ± 1.82
      Age (years)
      45−59 74 (35.07) 18.62 ± 1.32 t = 0.936 0.350
      ≥ 60 137 (64.93) 18.39 ± 1.93
      Educational level
      Primary and below primary school 114 (54.03) 18.47 ± 1.70 F = 1.466 0.225
      Junior school 66 (31.28) 18.23 ± 1.68
      High school 25 (11.85) 19.08 ± 1.04
      Living types
      College 6 (2.84) 18.50 ± 1.52
      Alone 10 (4.74) 18.60 ± 1.75 F = 5.074 0.002**
      With spouses 180 (85.30) 16.79 ± 1.05
      With grandchildren 14 (6.64) 18.30 ± 1.64
      With children 7 (3.31) 18.71 ± 0.76
      Occupations
      Worker 35 (16.59) 17.97 ± 1.20 F = 4.540 0.004**
      Farmer 61 (28.91) 18.20 ± 2.17
      Teacher 8 (3.79) 20.13 ± 0.30
      Others 107 (50.71) 18.66 ± 1.49
      Residential types
      Rural area 61 (28.90) 18.48 ± 1.78 F = 6.258 0.002**
      Town 70 (33.18) 17.94 ± 2.01
      City 80 (37.91) 18.93 ± 1.29
      Annual income surplus (in RMB)
      ≤ 3,000 324 (55.92) 18.53 ± 1.76 F = 2.594 0.077
      3,001−4,000 63 (29.86) 18.11 ± 1.86
      > 4,000 35 (16.59) 18.91 ± 1.29
      Treatment approach
      Surgical operation 166 (78.67) 18.39 ± 1.78 F = 0.689 0.560
      Radiotherapy 8 (3.79) 18.50 ± 1.85
      Chemotherapy 29 (13.74) 18.86 ± 1.64
      Radiotherapy and chemotherapy 8 (3.79) 18.75 ± 1.04
      Length of disease diagnosis
      < 3 months 147 (69.67) 18.16 ± 1.74 t = −4.108 0.001**
      > 3 months 64 (30.33) 19.19 ± 1.53
      t, t test; F, F-test; p, p value; * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; SD, standard deviation

      Table 1. 

      Characteristics of participants' data.

    • Items Beta/effect Standard error t p 95% confidence interval
      LLCI ULCI
      Path way Fear of cancer recurrence → depression 0.083 0.017 5.027 0.001** 0.050 0.115
      Fear of cancer recurrence → dyadic coping −1.241 0.204 −6.090 0.001** −1.643 −0.840
      Dyadic coping → depression −0.023 0.004 −5.161 0.001** −0.031 −0.014
      Fear of cancer recurrence → dyadic coping→depression 0.028 0.008 0.015 0.045
      Effects Direct effect 0.083 0.017 5.027 0.001** 0.050 0.115
      Indirect effect 0.028 0.008 0.015 0.045
      Total effect 0.111 0.015 7.352 0.001** 0.081 0.141
      ** p < 0.01; Unstandardized regression coefficients (Beta) in parentheses are presented; Based on 10,000 bootstrap samples.

      Table 2. 

      Mediating analyses of all variables.