Table 2.
Demographic, medical, health-related quality of life, and psychosocial characteristics of sample, N = 162
| Variable | Number or percent |
|---|---|
| Age at enrollment | |
| Mean | 51 |
| SD | 16 |
| Range | [18, 88] |
| Gender | |
| Male | 15% |
| Female | 85% |
| Race/Ethnicity | |
| White | 74% |
| Black (non-Hispanic) | 3% |
| Asian (non-Hispanic) | 9% |
| Latino/Hispanic | 12% |
| Other (non-Hispanic) | 3% |
| Years since diagnosis | 11 |
| Mean | 10 |
| SD | [1, 44] |
| Range | |
| Education | |
| Less than high school | 2% |
| High school graduate/GED | 1% |
| Some college | 22% |
| College graduate | 34% |
| Graduate degree | 40% |
| Income (annual) | |
| Under $15,000 | 6% |
| $16,000–$30,000 | 7% |
| $31,000–$60,000 | 18% |
| $61,000–$100,000 | 21% |
| Over $100,000 | 48% |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 55% |
| Living with partner | 7% |
| Widowed | 4% |
| Divorced | 11% |
| Never married | 22% |
| Age at diagnosis | |
| Mean | 40 |
| SD | 20 |
| Range | [0, 78] |
| Cancer type | |
| Breast | 60% |
| Colorectal | 1% |
| Lung | 2% |
| Blood, adult (leukemia/lymphoma) | 8% |
| Adult survivor of pediatric cancer | 25% |
| Other | 4% |
| More than one cancer diagnosis type (% yes) | 20% |
| Cancer treatment | |
| Surgery | 82% |
| Chemotherapy | 70% |
| Radiation | 75% |
| Low social support (ESSI) (% yes) | 24% |
| Depression (CES-D score of 16 or above) (% yes) | 27% |
| SF-36 PCS | |
| Mean | 49 |
| SD | 10 |
| Range | [15, 65] |
| SF-36 MCS | |
| Mean | 49 |
| SD | 11 |
| Range | [13, 66] |
| Impact of Cancer | |
| Negative Impact Scale (NIS) | |
| Mean | 2.74 |
| SD | 0.77 |
| Positive Impact Scale (PIS) | |
| Mean | 3.84 |
| SD | 0.64 |
| PCL-C total score (score 17–85) | |
| Mean | 27 |
| SD | 9 |
| Range | [17, 64] |
| PCL-C cut-points | |
| Scored 30 and above | 29% |
| Scored 38 and above | 13% |
| Scored 44 and above | 7% |
SD, standard deviation; ESSI, ENRICHD Social Support Instrument; CES-D, Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depressive Symptoms instrument; SF-36 PCS, Physical Component Summary Score; SF-36 MCS, Mental Component Summary Score; PCL-C, Post-traumatic stress disorder Checklist-Civilian version.