Table 2.
Frequency of impairment on patient reported measures in the interview before multiple myeloma diagnosis
Characteristic | N (%)a |
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Physical impairment | |
Difficulty with any ADL | 22 (24%) |
Difficulty with any IADL | 29 (32%) |
Difficulty with walking several blocks | 34 (37%) |
Difficulty with climbing one flights of stairs | 25 (27%) |
Sensory impairment | |
Vision Impairment | 29 (32%) |
Hearing Impairment | 20 (22%) |
Patient experience | |
Significant pain | 20 (23%) |
Poor self-rated health | 37 (40%) |
Depression | 15 (19%) |
aNumber of missing values for each variable is as follows: Difficulty was any ADL (1). Difficulty with any IADL (2), Difficulty with walking several blocks (1), Difficulty with climbing one flight of stairs (1), Significant pain (6), Depression (11)