Table 7 Univariate analysis of clinical characteristics on the spiritual needs of patients with terminal cancer in each dimension

Tumor type

9.663

0.289

14.441

0.071

19.933

0.011*

14.464

0.070

15.853

0.045*

 Thoracic tumor

3.60(2.60,4.20)

4.25(3.25,4.88)

3.67(2.83,4.50)

2.33(1.33,3.67)

3.00(2.00,3.60)

 Lymphadenoma

3.80(3.80,3.80)

4.00(3.25,4.00)

3.33(3.33,3.50)

2.33(2.33,3.00)

2.40(2.40,2.80)

 Urinary system tumor

2.40(2.40,4.00)

2.50(2.50,4.88)

2.33(2.33,4.42)

1.33(1.00,1.33)

1.60(1.60,2.70)

 Head and neck tumor

3.80(3.60,4.40)

4.25(3.75,4.25)

3.67(2.83,4.00)

4.00(2.00,4.00)

2.60(2.20,2.60)

 Breast tumor

2.40(2.40,2.40)

2.63(2.50,2.75)

2.17(2.17,2.17)

1.17(1.00,1.33)

1.50(1.20,1.80)

 Gynecological tumor

2.60(2.60,2.60)

3.25(2.25,4.25)

3.17(2.00,4.33)

1.67(1.33,2.00)

1.70(1.40,2.00)

 Digestive system tumor

3.20(2.60,4.40)

3.50(2.50,4.25)

3.00(2.30,3.80)

2.00(1.33,3.33)

2.40(2.00,3.40)

 Bone tumor

3.60(2.80,3.60)

3.00(3.00,3.00)

2.33(2.33,2.33)

2.00(1.67,2.00)

2.00(2.00,2.00)

Therapeutic regimen

5.244

0.263

6.092

0.192

7.662

0.105

8.455

0.076

5.280

0.260

 Simple chemotherapy

3.60(2.40,4.40)

3.75(2.50,4.50)

3.17(2.33,4.00)

2.00(1.33,3.33)

2.60(2.00,3.60)

 Simple radiotherapy

3.30(3.00,4.00)

4.25(3.25,5.00)

3.67(3.17,4.33)

2.33(1.67,3.00)

2.60(2.40,2.80)

 Chemoradiotherapy

3.20(2.80,3.60)

3.25(3.00,5.00)

3.00(2.33,4.33)

2.00(1.00(3.17)

2.60(2.00,3.30)

Immune or targeted therapy

2.70(3.60,4.20)

3.88(2.75,4.50)

3.17(2.33,3.67)

2.33(1.83,3.33)

2.30(2.00,2.90)

 Undetermined treatment

2.40(2.20,2.40)

2.75(2.63,3.25)

2.17(2.00,2.25)

1.00(1.00,1.17)

1.60(1.50,1.70)

Body mass index

4.156

0.125

8.532

0.014*

7.374

0.025*

0.090

0.956

1.695

0.429

 < 18.5

3.60(3.20,4.00)

4.00(3.25,4.75)

3.83(2.33,4.33)

2.00(1.00,4.33)

2.60(2.20,4.00)

 18.5–23.9

3,20(2.40,4.20)

3.50(2.50,4.25)

3.00(2.33,3.75)

2.00(1.33,3.00)

2.40(2.00,3.20)

 ≥ 24

3.80(2.40,4.60)

3.88(2.63,4.75)

3.00(2.50,3.83)

2.00(1.17,3.67)

2.60(1.80,3.40)

ECOG score

13.081

0.011*

8.064

0.089

6.704

0.152

4.030

0.402

10.396

0.034*

 0 points

4.00(2.60,4.40)

3.50(2.38,4.25)

2.50(2.00,4.00)

2.00(1.33,4.17)

2.40(2.00,2.80)

 1 points

3.40(2.50,4.10)

4.00(2.75,4.50)

3.17(2.33,4.00)

2.00(1.33,3.33)

2.60(2.00,3.60)

 2 points

3.20(2.80,4.00)

3.50(2.75,4.50)

2.83(2.33,3.83)

2.33(2.00,2.33)

2.60(2.20,3.40)

 3 points

4.00(2.80,4.40)

3.75(2.88,4.63)

3.50(2.50,4.00)

2.33(1.83,3.00)

2.20(2.00,3.00)

 4 points

2.40(2.10,2.40)

2.50(2.50,2.50)

2.33(2.25,2.33)

1.33(1.17,1.33)

1.60(1.60,1.60)