Table 1.
Sample Characteristics (N = 195)
| Variable | n (%) | M (SD) | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex—Female | 97 (50%) | ||
| Marital status—Married | 187 (96%) | ||
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| Non-Hispanic White | 169 (87%) | ||
| Hispanic/Latino | 8 (4%) | ||
| African American/Black | 10 (5%) | ||
| Other | 8 (4%) | ||
| Age (years) | 54 (12) | 22 to 77 | |
| Annual household income (median) | > $80,000 | < $20,000 to > $110,000 | |
| Education | |||
| High school or less | 18 (9%) | ||
| Partial college | 40 (21%) | ||
| Four-year college degree | 70 (36%) | ||
| Graduate degree | 65 (33%) | ||
| Missing | 2 (1%) | ||
| Working full or part time | 75 (39%) | ||
| Unemployed due to disability | 47 (24%) | ||
| Retired | 46 (24%) | ||
| Other employment status | 27 (14%) | ||
| Diagnosis | |||
| Multiple myeloma | 60 (31%) | ||
| Lymphoma | 63 (32%) | ||
| Leukemia | 47 (24%) | ||
| Other | 25 (13%) | ||
| History of disease relapse since initial diagnosis | 75 (39%) | ||
| Type of transplant | |||
| Autologous | 116 (60%) | ||
| Allogeneic (matched) | 53 (27%) | ||
| Allogeneic (unmatched) | 18 (9%) | ||
| Missing | 8 (4%) | ||
| Months since transplant | 19 (8) | 7 to 37 | |
| History of prior transplant(s) | 41 (21%) | ||
| Graft versus host disease (GVHD) | |||
| Acute | 48 (25%) | ||
| Chronic | 42 (22%) | ||
| Number of serious transplant complications other than GVHD | |||
| None | 15 (8%) | ||
| One | 46 (24%) | ||
| Two | 48 (25%) | ||
| Three | 37 (19%) | ||
| Four or more | 49 (25%) | ||
| Number of major medical comorbidities | 1.14 (1.18) | ||
| None | 71 (36%) | ||
| One | 59 (30%) | ||
| Two | 42 (22%) | ||
| Three or more | 23 (12%) | ||