Item | Secondary school students (n = 32) | Junior college student (n = 126) | Under-graduate (n = 110) | F | p |
Dimension 1: philosophy and principles | 7.88 ± 2.83 | 7.20 ± 2.34 | 7.96 ± 2.93 | 1.13 | 0.33 |
Dimension 2: control of pain and symptoms | 22.50 ± 5.03 | 21.23 ± 5.085 | 25.36 ± 6.88 | 5.30 | 0.01 |
Dimension 3: psycho-social and spiritual support | 4.38 ± 1.21 | 4.42 ± 1.25 | 5.05 ± 1.96 | 1.93 | 0.15 |
The total score | 34.75 ± 7.56 | 32.84 ± 7.23 | 38.36 ± 1.05 | 4.34 | 0.02 |