Table 1.
Characteristics of participating patients (n = 495)
| Characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age (Mean ± SD, years) | 58·1 ± 12·4 |
| Gender | |
| Female | 268 (54·1) |
| Male | 227 (45·9) |
| Marital status | |
| Unmarried | 98 (19·8) |
| Married | 397 (80·2) |
| Education | |
| Less than high school | 231 (46·9) |
| High school and above | 262 (53·1) |
| Having a job | |
| No | 295 (60·1) |
| Yes | 196 (39·9) |
| Household income | |
| <200 million KRW | 330 (67·1) |
| ≥200 million KRW | 162 (32·9) |
| Cancer type | |
| Stomach | 66 (13·3) |
| Lung | 46 (9·3) |
| Liver | 41 (8·3) |
| Colon/Rectal | 78 (15·8) |
| Breast | 72 (14·5) |
| Cervical | 42 (8·5) |
| Others | 150 (30·3) |
| SEER stage | |
| In situ and local | 227 (45·9) |
| Regional | 187 (37·8) |
| Distant | 68 (13·7) |
| Unknown | 13 (2·6) |
| Time since diagnosis (Mean ± SD, months) | 33·4 ± 36·1 |
| Comorbidities (any) | |
| No | 277 (56·0) |
| Yes | 218 (44·0) |
| Impairment in activities of daily living* (any) | |
| No | 326 (65·9) |
| Yes | 169 (34·1) |
| Self‐rated health status (EQ‐VAS) | |
| >70 | 235 (47·5) |
| ≤70 | 260 (52·5) |
KRW, Korean Won.
*Measured by instrumental activity of daily living‐Korean version (K‐IADL).