Table 2.
Occupational and economic impact of prostate cancer treatment on partner caregivers within 1 year after diagnosis
| Number | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
| Change in employment status (n=88) | ||
| Remained unemployed/retired | 47 | 53.4 |
| Remained employed | 33 | 37.5 |
| Started working | 2 | 2.3 |
| Dropped out of work | 6 | 6.9 |
| Working hours/week at baseline (mean, SD)a | 14 | 17.6 |
| Working hours/week at 12-month survey (mean, SD) | 10.9 | 15.9 |
| Change in work responsibility/intensity (n=34) | ||
| Less | 3 | 8.8 |
| The same | 28 | 82.4 |
| More | 3 | 8.8 |
| Not applicable | ||
| Time on informal caregiving (h/week) | ||
| <1 | 64 | 80 |
| 1–2 | 11 | 13.8 |
| 3–5 | 2 | 2.5 |
| 6–10 | 0 | 0 |
| 11–19 | 1 | 1.3 |
| 20+ | 2 | 2.5 |
| Mean (SD) | 1.3 | 3.3 |
| Time on household chores (h/week)b | ||
| <1 | 72 | 84.7 |
| 1–2 | 6 | 7.1 |
| 3–5 | 2 | 2.4 |
| 6–10 | 2 | 2.4 |
| 11–19 | 0 | 0 |
| 20+ | 3 | 3.5 |
| Mean (SD) | 1.5 | 3.7 |
a
Working hours/week was significantly lower at 12-month survey compared with baseline, p=0.004
b
Time on household chores was for activities used to be done by patients before prostate cancer diagnosis