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