Table 1.
Treatment phase | Total (n = 64) | During (n = 19) | After (n = 45) | |||
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n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | |
Age, M (SD) | 52.3 | (8.0) | 53.8 | (7.5) | 51.7 | (8.3) |
Marital status | ||||||
Married, living together | 50 | (78.1) | 15 | (78.9) | 35 | (79.5) |
Divorced | 13 | (20.3) | 4 | (21.1) | 9 | (20.5) |
Educational levela | ||||||
Low | 1 | (1.6) | 0 | (0) | 1 | (2.2) |
Intermediate | 25 | (39.1) | 7 | (36.8) | 18 | (40.0) |
High | 38 | (59.4) | 12 | (63.2) | 26 | (57.8) |
Employment | ||||||
Paid job | 35 | (54.7) | 11 | (57.9) | 24 | (53.3) |
Unpaid job | 7 | (10.9) | 2 | (10.5) | 5 | (11.1) |
Disabled | 20 | (31.3) | 5 | (26.3) | 15 | (33.3) |
Retired | 2 | (3.1) | 1 | (5.3) | 1 | (2.2) |
Stage of disease | ||||||
Curative | 58 | (90.6) | 16 | (84.2) | 42 | (93.3) |
Palliative | 6 | (9.4) | 3 | (15.8) | 3 | (6.7) |
Time since diagnosis | ||||||
<6 months | 13 | (20.3) | 12 | (63.2) | 1 | (2.3) |
6–12 months | 18 | (28.1) | 5 | (26.3) | 13 | (29.5) |
>1 year | 32 | (50.0) | 2 | (10.5) | 30 | (68.2) |
aLow educational level = primary and lower secondary education; intermediate = upper secondary education; high = higher vocational training and university