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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Cancer Surviv. 2011 Oct 9;6(1):1–10. doi: 10.1007/s11764-011-0198-2

Table V.

Statistically significant differences in the percentage of cancer survivors experiencing problems/barriers by age group

Problem Age Groups (years)
% of those
18-49
% of those
50-64
% of those
≥65
p-valuea
Obtaining medications 13.6 7.3 7.0 0.005
Child care/elder care 14.5 3.0 2.0 <0.001
Pay for care/treatment 22.3 17.1 9.7 <0.001
Weight gain/loss 47.2 36.8 27.4 <0.001
Memory/Recall 43.8 34.4 24.1 <0.001
Needs of caregivers/family not met 15.3 10.1 6.9 0.002
Follow-up care 15.0 9.3 8.0 0.011
a

For χ2 test.