Frequency (%)

Intervention (n = 27)

Control (n = 30)

Gender

Male

14 (51.8)

11 (36.7)

Female

13 (48.2)

19 (63.3)

Marital status

Single

2 (7.4)

2 (6.7)

Married

23 (85.2)

22 (73.3)

Divorced or widowed

2 (7.4)

6 (20.0)

Cancer primary site

Breast

4 (14.8)

2 (6.7)

Lung and nasopharyngeal

5 (18.5)

5 (16.7)

Prostate

6 (22.2)

1 (3.3)

Uterus & ovarian

1 (3.7)

4 (13.3)

Gastrointestinal

Others

7 (25.9)

4 (14.8)

3 (9.9)

7 (23.4)

Duration of cancer diagnosis

Less than one year

15 (55.6)

12 (43.3)

One year

3 (11.1)

4 (13.3)

More than one year

9 (33.3)

13 (43.4)

Religion

Islam

26 (96.3)

29 (96.7)

Christine

1 (3.7)

1 (3.3)

Opioids Therapy

Tramadol

19 (70.4)

25 (83.3)

Morphine

8 (29.6)

5 (16.7)