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. 2013 Jan 3;7:15–20. doi: 10.2147/PPA.S38567

Table 2.

Self-reported concerns and frequencies before (T1) and after (T2) autologous or allogeneic stem cell transplant (SCT) for 137 participants

Concerns Number of concerns (autologous SCT) Number of concerns (allogeneic SCT) % of entries for both types of SCT
Symptom management T1 = 5 T1 = 20 T1 = 18.8
T2 = 4 T2 = 14 T2 = 13.5
Work/financial T1 = 8 T1 = 8 T1 = 12.0
T2 = 1 T2 = 1 T2 = 1.5
Quality of life T1 = 2 T1 = 2 T1 = 3.0
T2 = 1 T2 = 1 T2 = 1.5
Family/caregiver T1 = 3 T1 = 6 T1 = 6.8
T2 = 1 T2 = 1 T2 = 1.5
Survival T1 = 0 T1 = 3 T1 = 2.3
T2 = 0 T2 = 8 T2 = 6.0
Depression/feeling down T1 = 1 T1 = 3 T1 = 3.0
T2 = 0 T2 = 0 T2 = 0
Physical appearance T1 = 0 T1 = 1 T1 = 0.8
T2 = 1 T2 = 2 T2 = 2.3
Other T1 = 10 T1 = 14 T1 = 18.1
T2 = 3 T2 = 9 T2 = 9.0
Total concerns (133) T1 = 29 T1 = 57 T1 = 64.7
T2 = 11 T2 = 36 T2 = 35.3

Abbreviations: T1, Concerns mentioned before going for SCT; T2, Concerns mentioned at first visit after hospital discharge.