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. 2021 Jan 5;29(6):3377–3386. doi: 10.1007/s00520-020-05907-x

Table 4.

Mean lost time from work for patients and caregivers by burden and burden category (low vs high)

Burden (n; %) None (394; 44) Small (209; 23) Somewhat (186; 21) Large (90; 10) Worst (22; 2)
Mean days lost work patient [SD] 3.4 [8.1] 5.3 [9.4] 6.5 [10.1] 9.8 [11.6] 5.6 [10.1]
Mean days lost caregivers [SD] 1.2 [5.3] 2.7 [7.0] 4.7 [11.4] 6.3 [13.6] 6.8 [12.3]
Patient mean days [SD] 4.1 [8.6] 7.4 [10.6]
Caregiver mean days [SD] 1.7 [6.0] 5.33 [12.2]

Low burden none or small burden; high burden somewhat, large, and worst possible burden