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. 2024 Oct 22;32(11):742. doi: 10.1007/s00520-024-08896-3

Table 3.

Number and proportions (%) of young adult cancer survivors with supportive care needs at 1.5 and 3 years post-diagnosis

Total Lymphoma Breast cancer Cervical cancer Ovarian cancer Brain tumor Testicular cancer
n (1.5 years)a
n (3 years)a
1010
722
116
77
349
260
190
128
32
24
123
92
200
141
Scale/item n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%)
Global QoL

1.5 years

3 years

573 (58)

373 (53)

65 (56)

39 (53)

219 (63)

149 (58)

104 (56)

58 (46)

22 (69)

14 (64)

73 (60)

47 (52)

90 (46)

66 (48)

Physical Function

1.5 years

3 years

627 (63)

381 (54)

75 (65)

47 (64)

253 (73)

151 (58)

101 (55)

61 (48)

23 (72)

13 (59)

89 (74)

56 (62)

86 (44)

53 (38)

Role Function

1.5 years

3 years

470 (47)

253 (36)

55 (48)

28 (38)

196 (57)

109 (42)

71 (39)

40 (32)

18 (58)

7 (32)

75 (62)

44 (49)

55 (28)

25 (18)

Emotional Function

1.5 years

3 years

692 (70)

460 (65)

85 (74)

51 (69)

275 (80)

179 (69)

124 (67)

83 (65)

20 (62)

17 (77)

75 (62)

60 (67)

113 (57)

70 (51)

Social Function

1.5 years

3 years

568 (57)

330 (46)

59 (52)

38 (51)

246 (71)

154 (60)

91 (49)

46 (36)

19 (59)

7 (32)

78 (64)

48 (53)

75 (38)

37 (27)

Fatigue

1.5 years

3 years

615 (62)

395 (56)

74 (64)

53 (72)

251 (72)

157 (61)

101 (55)

61 (48)

22 (69)

16 (73)

83 (69)

52 (58)

84 (43)

56 (41)

Nausea/Vomiting

1.5 years

3 years

292 (29)

184 (26)

37 (32)

24 (32)

104 (30)

78 (30)

68 (37)

30 (24)

15 (47)

10 (46)

34 (28)

22 (24)

34 (17)

20 (14)

Pain

1.5 years

3 years

575 (58)

379 (54)

68 (59)

35 (47)

234 (67)

159 (62)

99 (54)

67 (53)

19 (59)

14 (64)

60 (50)

44 (49)

95 (48)

60 (44)

Sleep Disturbances

1.5 years

3 years

633 (64)

417 (59)

77 (67)

49 (66)

260 (75)

165 (64)

113 (61)

66 (52)

20 (62)

12 (54)

68 (56)

53 (59)

95 (48)

72 (52)

Supportive care needs defined according to cut-off scores Lidington et al. [21]

aMissing values per diagnosis at 1.5 years = 0–6; at 3 years = 1–4; Missing values for the total sample at 1.5 years = 13–17; at 3 years = 13–14