Table 2.
Cancer-chemotherapy Concerns Rating Scale (CCRS) in patients with breast cancer according to employment status, median (max-min) (n=28)
| Item | Full time employment (n=14) | Part time employment (n=5) | Unemployed (n=9) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The 15 items of the Cancer-chemotherapy Concerns Rating Scale are divided into four subscales. The total score for each item was calculated | 36.0 (21.0-47.0) | 29.0 (20.0-35.0) | 33.0 (20.0-42.0) | 0.272 |
| Disease progress | 5.5 (3.0-8.0) | 8.0 (8.0-12.0) | 5.0 (3.0-8.0) | 0.180 |
| Reorganization of daily life | 10.5 (6.0-18.0) | 8.0 (6.0-14.0) | 11.5 (6.0-16.0) | 0.385 |
| Self-existence | 10.5 (9.0-12.0)* | 8.0 (8.0-12.0)* | 8.5 (6.0-11.0)* | 0.024* |
| Social and economy concerns | 7.5 (3.0-11.0) | 6.0 (3.0-9.0) | 8.0 (3.0-9.0) | 0.532 |
| Sub-item | ||||
| Disease progress | ||||
| I always think about my disease | 4.0 (3.0-4.0)* | 3.0 (2.0-4.0)* | 3.0 (2.0-3.0)* | 0.007** |
| I have anxiety about recurrence and metastasis | 3.5 (3.0-4.0) | 3.0 (3.0-4.0) | 3.0 (2.0-4.0) | 0.595 |
| My will-power and physical strength are decreased | 3.0 (2.0-4.0) | 3.0 (2.0-4.0) | 3.0 (1.0-4.0) | 0.242 |
| Reorganization of daily life | ||||
| I am not able to take care of myself | 1.0 (1.0-3.0) | 1.0 (1.0-1.0) | 1.0 (1.0-3.0) | 0.364 |
| I cannot maintain the rhythm of my daily life | 2.0 (1.0-3.0) | 1.0 (1.0-4.0) | 1.0 (1.0-2.0) | 0.478 |
| I cannot work (housework/schoolwork) | 3.0 (1.0-4.0)* | 1.0 (1.0-2.0)* | 2.0 (1.0-3.0) | 0.049* |
| Self-existence | ||||
| I restrict my life | 2.5 (1.0-4.0) | 1.0 (1.0-3.0) | 3.0 (1.0-3.0) | 0.250 |
| I am restricted by my family's worry | 1.5 (1.0-4.0) | 1.0 (1.0-4.0) | 2.0 (1.0-3.0) | 0.958 |
| I feel alienated from society | 1.0 (1.0-4.0) | 1.0 (1.0-2.0) | 1.0 (1.0-3.0) | 0.560 |
| I do not feel like myself | 1.5 (1.0-4.0) | 1.0 (1.0-2.0) | 2.0 (1.0-3.0) | 0.274 |
| I want to rely on someone or something | 2.0 (1.0-3.0) | 1.0 (1.0-3.0) | 2.0 (1.0-3.0) | 0.810 |
| I lost a human relationship | 1.0 (1.0-4.0) | 1.0 (1.0-1.0) | 1.0 (1.0-2.0) | 0.413 |
| Social and economyconcerns | ||||
| I worry about my family's future | 2.0 (1.0-4.0) | 2.0 (1.0-3.0) | 3.0 (1.0-4.0) | 0.556 |
| I worry about not being able to fulfill my duties | 2.5 (1.0-4.0) | 1.0 (1.0-3.0) | 3.0 (1.0-4.0) | 0.206 |
| I worry about my financial future | 3.0 (1.0-4.0) | 3.0 (1.0-3.0) | 2.0 (1.0-4.0) | 0.991 |
*P<0.05; **P<0.01