Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics (N = 230)
| Variable | n (%) | M (SD) | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex--Male | 123 (54%) | ||
| Marital status—Married | 215 (94%) | ||
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| Non-Hispanic White | 205 (89%) | ||
| Hispanic/Latino | 7 (3%) | ||
| African American/Black | 6 (3%) | ||
| Other | 11 (5%) | ||
| Missing | 1 (0%) | ||
| Age (years) | 54 (10) | 23 to 80 | |
| Annual household income (median) | > $80,000 | < $10,000 to > $80,000 | |
| Education | |||
| High school or less | 32 (14%) | ||
| Partial college | 45 (20%) | ||
| Four-year college degree | 95 (41%) | ||
| Graduate degree | 58 (25%) | ||
| Working full or part time | 98 (43%) | ||
| Diagnosis | |||
| Multiple myeloma | 77 (33%) | ||
| Lymphoma | 72 (31%) | ||
| Leukemia | 42 (18%) | ||
| Other | 39 (17%) | ||
| History of pre-transplant disease relapse | 23 (10%) | ||
| Type of transplant | |||
| Autologous | 154 (67%) | ||
| Allogeneic (matched) | 38 (17%) | ||
| Allogeneic (unmatched) | 38 (17%) | ||
| Weeks since transplant | 93 (27) | 27 to 173 | |
| History of prior transplant(s) | 15 (7%) | ||
| Number of serious transplant complications | |||
| None | 158 (69%) | ||
| One | 39 (17%) | ||
| Two or more | 34 (15%) | ||
| Graft versus Host Disease | |||
| Acute | 11 (5%) | ||
| Chronic | 20 (9%) | ||
| Number of post-transplant hospitalizations | |||
| None | 141 (61%) | ||
| One | 46 (20%) | ||
| Two or more | 43 (19%) | ||
| Current disease status | |||
| Free of disease | 164 (71%) | ||
| Alive with disease | 66 (29%) | ||
| Self-reported physical functioninga | 86.80 (11.22) | ||
| No physical complaints | 50 (22%) | ||
| Minor physical complaints | 97 (42%) | ||
| Normal activity with effort | 45 (20%) | ||
| Other | 30 (13%) | ||
| Missing | 8 (3%) |
a
Measured with the Karnofsky Performance Scale (Karnofsky et al., 1948) adapted for self-report (Wingard et al., 1991).