Table 5. Percentage of individuals and corresponding 95% CIs reporting mental health dysfunction by attained age among the general health population sample (OHLS) and childhood cancer survivors within the British Childhood Cancer Survivor Study, adjusting for sex and age, for each questiona.
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16–24 |
25–34 |
35–44 |
45+ |
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| Question statement | Scale | General population sample | All survivors | General population sample | All survivors | General population sample | All survivors | General population sample | All survivors |
| Cut down on the amount of time you spent on work or other activities? (question 5a) | RE | 14.4 (12.5–16.3) | 12.9 (11.6–14.2) | 12.1 (10.7–13.4) | 15.4 (14.2–16.7) | 12.1 (10.7–13.5) | 17.2 (15.4–18.9) | 12.8 (11.6–13.9) | 17.5 (14.6–20.3) |
| Accomplished less than you would like? (question 5b) | RE | 22.6 (20.4–24.9) | 19.0 (17.5–20.6) | 20.6 (18.9–22.3) | 20.8 (19.5–22.2) | 21.6 (19.9–23.3) | 23.6 (21.7–25.6) | 21.8 (20.4–23.2) | 24.9 (21.7–28.1) |
| Did work or other activities less carefully than usual? (question 5c) | RE | 21.6 (19.4–23.8) | 14.8 (13.5–16.2) | 17.5 (16.0–19.1) | 16.7 (15.4–17.9) | 18.1 (16.5–19.7) | 18.1 (16.3–19.9) | 15.6 (14.3–16.8) | 18.1 (15.1–21.0) |
| Has your physical health or emotional problems interfered with your normal social activities? (question 6) | SF | 16.9 (14.9–18.9) | 16.1 (14.7–17.5) | 13.5 (12.1–15.0) | 18.9 (17.6–20.2) | 14.1 (12.6–15.5) | 20.4 (18.5–22.2) | 15.1 (13.9–16.3) | 21.8 (18.7–24.9) |
| Has your health limited your social activities? (question 9j) | SF | 11.2 (9.6–12.9) | 15.7 (14.2–17.1) | 11.2 (9.9–12.5) | 20.5 (19.1–21.8) | 13.4 (12.0–14.8) | 22.9 (20.9–24.8) | 15.3 (14.1–16.5) | 28.1 (24.7–31.5) |
| Have you been a very nervous person? (question 9b) | MH | 23.7 (21.4–25.9) | 30.7 (28.9–32.5) | 20.3 (18.6–21.9) | 29.7 (28.1–31.2) | 20.9 (19.2–22.6) | 26.8 (24.8–28.8) | 19.5 (18.2–20.8) | 27.5 (24.2–30.8) |
| Have you felt so down in the dumps that nothing could cheer you up? (question 9c) | MH | 21.2 (19.1–23.4) | 25.3 (23.6–26.9) | 17.6 (16.0–19.2) | 25.7 (24.2–27.1) | 18.1 (16.5–19.6) | 24.5 (22.6–26.5) | 17.6 (16.3–18.9) | 18.7 (15.9–21.6) |
| Have you felt calm and peaceful? (question 9d) | MH | 44.8 (42.2–47.5) | 43.2 (41.3–45.1) | 45.0 (42.9–47.0) | 46.8 (45.1–48.4) | 47.1 (45.1–49.2) | 47.7 (45.4–49.9) | 39.1 (37.5–40.8) | 43.1 (39.4–46.7) |
| Have you felt downhearted and blue? (question 9f) | MH | 31.1 (28.7–33.6) | 35.1 (33.3–37.0) | 29.4 (27.5–31.3) | 36.4 (34.8–38.0) | 28.4 (26.6–30.3) | 35.7 (33.5–37.9) | 26.4 (24.9–27.9) | 34.1 (30.6–37.6) |
| Have you been a happy person? (question 9h) | MH | 22.0 (19.8–24.2) | 21.5 (19.9–23.1) | 24.1 (22.3–25.9) | 24.5 (23.1–26.0) | 27.1 (25.2–28.9) | 27.1 (25.0–29.1) | 26.2 (24.7–27.7) | 27.8 (24.5–31.1) |
Abbreviations: CIs=confidence intervals; MH=mental health; RE=role emotional; SF=social functioning.
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