Table 5.
Relationships between unmet supportive care needs, symptom concerns, and quality of life among different cancer survivor groups (n=236)
| Measure | Cancer type | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| Breast | Colorectal | Lung | Reproductive | Head and neck | |
| QoL (n=90) | QoL (n=50) | QoL (n=20) | QoL (n=50) | QoL (n=26) | |
| 1. Unmet supportive care needs | −0.25* | −0.02 | −0.05 | −0.12 | −0.29 |
| 2. Pain | −0.08 | −0.46** | −0.40 | −0.23 | −0.22 |
| 3. Fatigue | −0.2** | −0.40** | −0.54* | −0.26 | −0.16 |
| 4. Sleep disturbances | −0.20 | −0.17 | −0.49* | −0.16 | −0.45* |
| 5. Numbness in hands/feet | −0.04 | −0.40** | −0.35 | −0.11 | −0.17 |
Spearman’s rank correlation. *P<0.05, **P<0.01