Table 4.
Minimally-adjusted* linear regression models showing employment status predicting FACT-B scores
| Baseline Employment Status (n=2013) | |||||||||
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| Physical well-being | Social well-being | Emotional well-being | |||||||
| Baseline hours worked per week | β | 95% CI | P -value | β | 95% CI | P -value | β | 95% CI | P -value |
| None | Ref | - | 0.90 | Ref | - | 0.12 | Ref | - | 0.76 |
| 1–19 | 0.08 | −0.61, 0.77 | 0.48 | −0.04, 0.99 | 0.08 | −0.43, 0.59 | |||
| 20–34 | 0.30 | −0.47, 1.08 | 0.45 | −0.11, 1.02 | 0.23 | −0.34, 0.80 | |||
| ≥35 | 0.14 | −0.67, 0.96 | 0.66 | 0.06, 1.27 | 0.31 | −0.29, 0.92 | |||
| Hours per week (continuous) | 0.004 | −.01, 0.02 | 0.64 | 0.013 | −0.00, 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.004 | −0.01, 0.02 | 0.50 |
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| Functional well-being | Breast cancer specific concerns | Overall FACT-B | |||||||
| Baseline hours worked per week | β | 95% CI | P -value | β | 95% CI | P -value | β | 95% CI | P -value |
| None | Ref | - | 0.03 | Ref | - | 0.11 | Ref | - | 0.29 |
| 1–19 | 1.01 | 0.32, 1.70 | 0.56 | −0.15, 1.27 | 2.28 | −0.05, 4.62 | |||
| 20–34 | 0.70 | −0.07, 1.46 | −0.27 | −1.07, 0.52 | 1.35 | −1.27, 3.96 | |||
| ≥35 | 0.62 | −0.20, 1.43 | −0.42 | −1.26, 0.42 | 1.12 | −1.64, 3.88 | |||
| Hours per week (continuous) | 0.008 | −0.01, 0.03 | 0.33 | −0.018 | −0.04, −0.00 | 0.05 | 0.004 | −0.05, 0.06 | 0.88 |
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| Follow-Up Employment Status (n=2013) | |||||||||
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| Physical well-being | Social well-being | Emotional well-being | |||||||
| Follow-up hours worked per week | β | 95% CI | P -value | β | 95% CI | P -value | β | 95% CI | P -value |
| None | Ref | - | <.0001 | Ref | - | 0.70 | Ref | - | 0.12 |
| 1–19 | 0.90 | 0.27, 1.52 | 0.21 | −0.37, 0.79 | 0.48 | 0.05, 0.92 | |||
| 20–34 | 1.61 | 0.92, 2.29 | −0.14 | −0.78, 0.50 | 0.38 | −0.10, 0.86 | |||
| ≥35 | 1.38 | 0.57, 2.2 | 0.26 | −0.50, 1.02 | 0.14 | −0.43, 0.71 | |||
| Hours per week (continuous) | 0.036 | 0.02, 0.05 | <.0001 | 0.001 | −0.02, 0.02 | 0.93 | 0.004 | −0.01, 0.02 | 0.47 |
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| Functional well-being | Breast cancer specific concerns | Overall FACT-B | |||||||
| Follow-up hours worked per week | β | 95% CI | P -value | β | 95% CI | P -value | β | 95% CI | P -value |
| None | Ref | - | <.0001 | Ref | - | 0.02 | Ref | - | <.0001 |
| 1–19 | 1.51 | 0.87, 2.15 | 0.99 | 0.28, 1.70 | 3.89 | 1.62, 6.17 | |||
| 20–34 | 1.86 | 1.15, 2.57 | 0.85 | 0.07, 1.63 | 4.63 | 2.15, 7.12 | |||
| ≥35 | 2.15 | 1.31, 2.99 | 0.26 | −0.67, 1.18 | 4.88 | 1.94, 7.82 | |||
| Hours per week (continuous) | 0.048 | 0.03, 0.07 | <.0001 | 0.008 | −0.01, 0.03 | 0.38 | 0.108 | 0.05, 0.17 | 0.0003 |
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| Employment Change from Baseline to Follow-up (n=1136) | |||||||||
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| Physical well-being | Social well-being | Emotional well-being | |||||||
| Baseline to follow-up employment pattern | β | 95% CI | P -value | β | 95% CI | P -value | β | 95% CI | P -value |
| Worked continuously | Ref | - | 0.004 | Ref | - | 0.37 | Ref | - | 0.61 |
| Quit Working | −1.12 | −1.87, −0.36 | −0.31 | −0.99, 0.37 | −0.13 | −0.65, 0.38 | |||
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| Functional well-being | Breast cancer specific concerns | Overall FACT-B | |||||||
| Baseline to follow-up employment pattern | β | 95% CI | P -value | β | 95% CI | P -value | β | 95% CI | P -value |
| Worked continuously | Ref | - | <.0001 | Ref | - | 0.04 | Ref | - | 0.002 |
| Quit Working | −1.45 | −2.15, −0.75 | −0.89 | −1.75, −0.03 | −4.22 | −6.88, −1.56 | |||
*
Adjusted for age, race, menopausal status, AJCC stage, hormone receptor status, Her2 status, surgery type, treatment type (chemotherapy, radiation, and hormone therapy), and BMI.