Table 1.
Characteristics of Study Sample (N=479)
| Quality of Life | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | PHQOL (Mean=69.8; SD=23.8) |
MHQOL (Mean=77.6; SD=22.6) |
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| Socio-Demographic Factors | N (%) | Mean (SD) | p-value | Mean (SD) | p-value |
| Race | |||||
| African American | 223 (47.9) | 66.3 (24.2) | 0.00* | 73.6 (25.2) | 0.00* |
| White | 243 (52.1) | 72.9 (23.1) | 81.5 (18.9) | ||
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 184 (38.4) | 75.4 (21.7) | 0.00* | 80.6 (21.8) | 0.00* |
| Female | 295 (61.6) | 66.2 (24.4) | 75.7 (22.9) | ||
| Education | |||||
| <High School | 74 (15.9) | 61.4 (23.2) | 0.00* | 68.9 (25.6) | 0.00* |
| High School/GED | 126 (27.2) | 69.0 (24.5) | 78.5 (22.2) | ||
| Some College | 97 (20.9) | 66.5 (25.3) | 75.1 (25.8) | ||
| >College Degree | 167 (36.0) | 75.8 (21.2) | 82.4 (18.3) | ||
| Income | |||||
| <$30K | 167 (37.6) | 60.3 (25.8) | 0.00* | 69.7 (26.7) | 0.00* |
| $30K to $50K | 134 (30.2) | 71.4 (21.9) | 80.1 (20.4) | ||
| >$50K | 143 (32.2) | 78.8 (18.9) | 84.2 (16.5) | ||
| Employment Status | |||||
| Employed | 204 (43.7) | 77.5 (19.2) | 0.00* | 83.4 (17.2) | 0.00* |
| Unemployed | 78 (16.7) | 51.9 (24.5) | 63.1 (27.2) | ||
| Retired | 185 (39.6) | 69.2 (23.7) | 77.8 (23.0) | ||
| Marital Status | |||||
| Married | 204 (60.0) | 74.4 (22.0) | 0.00* | 81.4 (20.1) | 0.00* |
| 78 (33.1) | 61.3 (25.0) | 71.6 (25.1) | |||
| Separated/Divorced/Widowed | |||||
| Not Married | 185 (6.9) | 67.1 (23.0) | 72.2 (26.5) | ||
| Health Insurance | |||||
| Insured | 418 (89.5) | 71.0 (23.3) | 0.00* | 79.0 (21.6) | 0.00* |
| Uninsured | 49 (10.5) | 57.6 (24.8) | 65.1 (27.9) | ||
| Clinical Factors | |||||
| Age at Diagnosis | |||||
| 26–49 | 94 (19.6) | 71.4 (23.2) | 0.00* | 80.0 (20.1) | 0.38 |
| 50–64 | 199 (41.5) | 70.9 (23.6) | 76.3 (23.6) | ||
| 65–74 | 126 (26.3) | 69.8 (23.8) | 79.1 (21.5) | ||
| >75 | 60 (12.5) | 61.0 (24.7) | 74.4 (26.7) | ||
| Cancer Site | |||||
| Colorectal | 97 (21.6) | 70.6 (25.0) | 0.00* | 78.4 (22.4) | 0.05* |
| Breast | 223 (49.6) | 66.4 (23.5) | 75.6 (23.1) | ||
| Prostate | 130 (28.9) | 74.3 (22.8) | 80.2 (22.4) | ||
| Time since Diagnosis | |||||
| 0–6 months | 13 (2.7) | 65.3 (28.1) | 0.00* | 76.0 (23.2) | 0.1 |
| 7–12 months | 77 (16.1) | 65.1 (21.4) | 76.0 (22.4) | ||
| 12–18 months | 142 (29.6) | 67.1 (25.4) | 77.3 (21.4) | ||
| 19–24 months | 162 (33.8) | 71.8 (23.5) | 79.1 (22.4) | ||
| 24+ months | 85 (17.7) | 74.8 (22.2) | 76.5 (26.3) | ||
| Currently in Treatment | |||||
| Yes | 93 (20.0) | 64.6 (23.5) | 0.05* | 75.5 (23.5) | 0.58 |
| No | 372 (80.0) | 70.7 (23.8) | 78.0 (22.6) | ||
| Cancer Stage at Diagnosis | |||||
| Stage 0–2 | 161 (33.6) | 72.1 (22.2) | 0.52 | 79.7 (21.1) | 0.55 |
| Stage 3–4 | 43 (9.0) | 66.1 (24.9) | 75.6 (22.6) | ||
| Unknown | 275 (57.4) | 68.8 (24.6) | 76.6 (23.7) | ||
| Other Medical Co-morbidities Present | |||||
| Yes | 272 (58.2) | 63.3 (24.2) | 0.00* | 74.1 (24.5) | 0.00* |
| No | 195 (41.8) | 78.7 (20.1) | 82.5 (19.0) | ||
| Experienced Recurrence of Cancer | |||||
| Yes | 9 (2.0) | 57.0 (25.9) | 0.21 | 68.6 (27.4) | 0.17 |
| No | 439 (98.0) | 69.9 (23.8) | 77.7 (22.7) | ||
| Hospital Factors | |||||
| Teaching Hospital | 0.64 | 0.33 | |||
| Yes | 319 (68.3) | 69.1 (24.6) | 77.6 (22.2) | ||
| No | 148 (31.7) | 71.2 (21.8) | 77.6 (23.4) | ||
| Geographic Area of Hospital | |||||
| Urban | 178 (37.2) | 67.5 (24.4) | 0.21 | 75.2 (24.8) | 0.35 |
| Suburban | 135 (28.2) | 71.9 (22.6) | 78.4 (21.5) | ||
| Rural | 124 (25.9) | 70.4 (23.4) | 78.9 (22.1) | ||
| Out-of-State | 42 (8.8) | 68.8 (26.7) | 81.0 (18.3) | ||
| Bed Size | |||||
| 200 or less | 67 (14.0) | 69.7 (22.0) | 0.98 | 79.7 (21.5) | 0.5 |
| 201–400 | 208 (43.5) | 69.2 (24.5) | 75.8 (23.6) | ||
| 401–600 | 179 (37.4) | 70.1 (24.0) | 78.9 (22.3) | ||
| More than 600 | 24 (5.0) | 69.6 (22.6) | 77.1 (22.5) | ||
| Hospital has Cancer Center/Program | |||||
| Yes | 294 (61.4) | 69.9 (24.1) | 0.57 | 78.0 (23.0) | 0.4 |
| No | 185 (38.6) | 69.2 (23.4) | 76.9 (22.5) | ||
*
p-value<0.05;
PHQOL: Physical Health Quality of Life; MHQOL: Mental Health Quality of Life