Table 2.
Values important to women, and what they worried about, when they discussed treatment with their doctors, and differences by age at the time of survey.
| All women | Age < 65 | Age 65+ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % reporting very or somewhat important | ||||||
| How important was it for you to: | Very | Somewhat | Very | Somewhat | Very | Somewhat |
| Maintain a positive attitude | 96.5 | 2.3 | 95.9 | 3.1 | 97.2 | 1.4 |
| Not become a burden to your family | 94.7 | 1.8 | 96.9 | 1.0 | 91.7 | 2.8 |
| Live as long as possiblea | 92.3 | 5.3 | 95.9 | 3.1 | 87.5 | 8.3 |
| Maintain your quality of life | 91.8 | 5.3 | 92.9 | 6.1 | 90.3 | 4.2 |
| Maintain the ability to do the activities you enjoy | 82.3 | 11.2 | 83.7 | 11.2 | 80.6 | 11.1 |
| Return to work or usual activities | 70.6 | 15.3 | 73.5 | 15.3 | 66.7 | 16.7 |
| Not to sacrifice plans you had for your family | 65.9 | 22.9 | 69.4 | 20.4 | 61.1 | 26.4 |
| Have doctors who shared your religious beliefs | 31.8 | 31.8 | 30.6 | 30.6 | 33.3 | 33.3 |
| Maintain a satisfying sexual lifea,b | 24.7 | 22.3 | 32.6 | 26.5 | 13.9 | 16.7 |
| Keep your ability to have children | 5.9 | 1.2 | 6.1 | 2.0 | 5.6 | 0.0 |
| Keep your uterus | 2.9 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 2.8 |
| % reporting being very or somewhat worried | ||||||
| How much were you worried about… | Very | Somewhat | Very | Somewhat | Very | Somewhat |
| Developing other cancers laterc,d | 37.6 | 33.5 | 46.9 | 31.6 | 25.0 | 36.1 |
| Not knowing what to expectd | 37.1 | 30.0 | 42.9 | 31.6 | 29.2 | 27.8 |
| The side-effects from treatmentc | 32.3 | 35.9 | 38.8 | 32.6 | 23.6 | 40.3 |
| Being set financially back because of medical expensesc,d | 31.2 | 22.3 | 37.8 | 25.5 | 22.2 | 18.1 |
| Taking time away from your family | 29.4 | 32.3 | 34.7 | 32.6 | 22.2 | 31.9 |
| The cost of treatmentc,d | 28.2 | 23.5 | 37.8 | 22.4 | 15.3 | 25.0 |
| Using up savings or retirement funds to pay for cancer care | 27.1 | 17.1 | 30.6 | 18.4 | 22.2 | 15.3 |
| Taking time away from work or other daily activitiesc,d | 24.1 | 30.0 | 32.6 | 30.6 | 12.5 | 29.2 |
| Changes in body imaged | 12.9 | 22.3 | 17.3 | 25.5 | 6.9 | 18.1 |
| Having to postpone/avoid medical care for family | 10.0 | 12.9 | 12.2 | 14.3 | 6.9 | 11.1 |
| Transportation to treatment | 9.4 | 9.4 | 11.2 | 12.2 | 6.9 | 5.6 |
| Going through early menopaused | 5.3 | 7.1 | 8.2 | 11.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
Statistically significant difference in proportions reporting very important by age (p < 0.05). Logistic regressions adjusted for stage and work status.
Statistically significant difference in proportions reporting very or somewhat important by age (p < 0.05). Logistic regressions adjusted for stage and work status.
Statistically significant difference in proportions reporting very worried by age (p < 0.05). Logistic regressions adjusted for stage and work status.
Statistically significant difference in proportions reporting very or somewhat worried by age (p < 0.05). Logistic regressions adjusted for stage and work status.