Table 5.
Fully-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 | - | 0.17 | Ref | - | 0.001 | Ref | - | 0.20 |
| 1–19 | 0.69 | −0.20, 1.57 | 1.03 | 0.38, 1.67 | 0.38 | −0.24, 0.99 | |||
| 20–34 | 0.94 | −0.05, 1.92 | 1.08 | 0.36, 1.79 | 0.68 | −0.01, 1.37 | |||
| ≥35 | 1.17 | 0.11, 2.22 | 1.47 | 0.70, 2.23 | 0.75 | 0.01, 1.48 | |||
| Hours per week (continuous) | 0.025 | 0.004, 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.026 | 0.01, 0.04 | 0.001 | 0.009 | −0.01, 0.02 | 0.22 |
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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 | - | 0.005 | Ref | - | 0.11 | Ref | - | 0.002 |
| 1–19 | 1.38 | 0.63, 2.13 | 0.95 | 0.14, 1.77 | 3.81 | 1.81, 5.80 | |||
| 20–34 | 0.76 | −0.08, 1.60 | 0.61 | −0.30, 1.53 | 3.33 | 1.10, 5.56 | |||
| ≥35 | 0.75 | −0.14, 1.64 | 0.32 | −0.65, 1.29 | 3.35 | 0.98, 5.72 | |||
| Hours per week (continuous) | 0.004 | −0.01, 0.02 | 0.63 | −0.007 | −0.0, 0.01 | 0.47 | 0.033 | −0.02, 0.08 | 0.18 |
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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 | - | 0.002 | Ref | - | 0.24 | Ref | - | 0.25 |
| 1–19 | 0.61 | −0.12, 1.32 | −0.30 | −0.89, 0.29 | 0.40 | −0.02, 0.82 | |||
| 20–34 | 1.40 | 0.64, 2.15 | −0.63 | −1.26, −0.01 | 0.00 | −0.45, 0.45 | |||
| ≥35 | 1.31 | 0.42, 2.20 | −0.21 | −0.94, 0.53 | 0.08 | −0.45, 0.60 | |||
| Hours per week (continuous) | 0.031 | 0.01, 0.05 | 0.001 | −0.010 | −0.03, 0.01 | 0.20 | −0.002 | −0.01, 0.01 | 0.73 |
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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 | - | 0.005 | Ref | - | 0.55 | Ref | - | 0.42 |
| 1–19 | 0.47 | −0.09, 1.04 | 0.39 | −0.27, 1.06 | 0.84 | −0.79, 2.47 | |||
| 20–34 | 0.85 | 0.24, 1.45 | 0.23 | −0.48, 0.95 | −0.10 | −1.82, 1.61 | |||
| ≥35 | 1.21 | 0.49, 1.92 | −0.13 | −0.97, 0.71 | 1.28 | −0.74, 3.30 | |||
| Hours per week (continuous) | 0.025 | 0.01, 0.04 | 0.001 | −0.004 | −0.02, 0.01 | 0.67 | 0.010 | −0.03, 0.05 | 0.65 |
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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 | - | 0.02 | Ref | - | 0.35 | Ref | - | 0.75 |
| Quit Working | −1.00 | −1.81, −0.18 | 0.30 | −0.33, 0.93 | 0.08 | −0.39, 0.54 | |||
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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 | - | 0.01 | Ref | - | 0.54 | Ref | - | 0.52 |
| Quit Working | −0.85 | −1.45, −0.25 | −0.23 | −0.96, 0.50 | −0.57 | −2.29, 1.16 | |||
*
Also adjusted for education level, partner status, annual household income, number of people supported by income, occupation category, difficulty taking time off from work, and job related stress level.
**
Adjusted for baseline physical well-being.
‡
Adjusted for baseline score.