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. 2020 Oct 14;30(11):3241–3254. doi: 10.1007/s11136-020-02660-w

Table 3.

James supportive care subscale responses at program entry and 6 months

Breast Endometrial Ovarian
Baseline
(N = 193)
6 Months
(n-119)
Baseline (N = 47) 6 Months (N = 30) Baseline (N = 66) 6 months (N = 45)
Health care decision-making concerns
 None 111 (57.5%) 84 (70.6%) 31 (66.0%) 22 (73.3%) 40 (60.6%) 35 (79.6%)
 Mild 48 (24.9%) 20 (16.8%) 8 (17.0%) 5 (16.7%) 17 (25.8%) 5 (11.4%)
 Moderate 30 (15.5%) 12 (10.1%) 7 (14.9%) 3 (10%) 8 (12.1%) 4 (9.1%)
 Severe 4 (2.1%) 3 (2.5%) 1 (2.1%) 0 1 (1.5%) 0
Problems communicating with medical team
 None 170 (88.1%) 109 (91.6%) 45 (95.7%) 26 (86.7%) 55 (84.6%) 43 (95.6%)
 Mild 15 (7.8%) 4 (3.4%) 1 (2.1%) 3 (10%) 9 (13.9%) 2 (4.4%)
 Moderate 6 (3.1%) 6 (5.0%) 1 (2.1%) 1 (3.3%) 0 0
 Severe 2 (1.0%) 0 0 0 1 (1.5%) 0
Long-term health care planning concerns
 None 124 (64.3%) 77 (64.7%) 29 (64.4%) 20 (66.7%) 41 (63.1%) 35 (77.8%)
 Mild 36 (18.7%) 27 (22.7%) 12 (26.7%) 8 (26.7%) 17 (26.2%) 7 (15.6%)
 Moderate 29 (15.0%) 14 (11.8%) 4 (8.9%) 2 (6.7%) 6 (9.2%) 3 (6.7%)
 Severe 4 (2.1%) 1 (0.8%) 0 0 1 (1.5%) 0
Lack of information about their treatment or condition
 None 171 (88.6%) 101 (84.9%) 40 (90.9%) 28 (93.3%) 61 (92.4%) 40 (88.9%)
 Mild 17 (8.8%) 13 (10.9%) 3 (6.8%) 1 (3.3%) 5 (7.6%) 4 (8.9%)
 Moderate 5 (2.6%) 5 (4.2%) 1 (2.3%) 0 0 1 (2.2%)
 Severe 0 0 0 1 (3.3%) 0 0
Concerns about their living situation
 None 154 (80.2%) 104 (87.4%) 40 (85.1%) 28 (93.3%) 55 (83.3%) 41 (93.2%)
 Mild 22 (11.5%) 10 (8.4%) 4 (8.5%) 1 (3.3%) 9 (13.6%) 1 (2.3%)
 Moderate 11 (5.7%) 3 (2.5%) 3 (6.4%) 1 (3.3%) 2 (3.0%) 2 (4.5%)
 Severe 5 (2.6%) 2 (1.7%) 0 0 0 0
Housing problems
 None 164 (85.4%) 111 (93.3%) 43 (93.5%) 29 (96.7%) 61 (92.4%) 41 (93.2%)
 Mild 18 (9.4%) 2 (1.7%) 2 (4.4%) 1 (3.3%) 5 (7.6%) 1 (2.3%)
 Moderate 6 (3.1%) 4 (3.4%) 1 (2.2%) 0 0 1 (2.3%)
 Severe 4 (2.1%) 2 (1.7%) 0 0 0 1 (2.3%)
Lack of support
 None 160 (83.3%) 103 (86.6%) 44 (95.7%) 26 (86.7%) 61 (93.9%) 40 (90.9%)
 Mild 25 (13.0%) 12 (10.1%) 2 (4.4%) 3 (10%) 3 (4.6%) 4 (9.1%)
 Moderate 5 (2.6%) 3 (2.5%) 0 1 (3.3%) 1 (1.5%) 0
 Severe 2 (1.0%) 1 (0.8%) 0 0 0 0
Financial of insurance problems
 None 116 (60.4%) 75 (63.0%) 30 (63.8%) 16 (53.3%) 43 (66.2%) 32 (72.7%)
 Mild 43 (22.4%) 29 (24.4%) 11 (23.4%) 11 (36.7%) 11 (16.9%) 6 (13.6%)
 Moderate 26 (13.5%) 10 (8.4%) 5 (10.6%) 3 (10%) 9 (13.8%) 5 (11.4%)
 Severe 7 (3.7%) 5 (4.2%) 1 (2.1%) 0 2 (3.1%) 1 (2.3%)
Transportation problems
 None 169 (88%) 112 (94.1%) 40 (85.1%) 28 (93.3%) 60 (90.9%) 40 (90.9%)
 Mild 17 (8.9%) 5 (4.2%) 6 (12.8%) 2 (6.7%) 2 (3.0%) 4 (9.9%)
 Moderate 5 (2.6%) 1 (0.8%) 1 (2.1%) 0 3 (4.6%) 0
 Severe 1 (0.5%) 1 (0.8%) 0 0 1 (1.5%) 0
Problems obtaining medications
 None 169 (88.0%) 104 (87.4%) 46 (97.9%) 30 (100%) 61 (93.9%) 42 (95.4%)
 Mild 17 (8.9%) 7 (5.9%) 1 (2.1%) 0 2 (3.1%) 1 (2.3%)
 Moderate 5 (2.6%) 6 (5.0%) 0 0 2 (3.1%) 1 (2.3%)
 Severe 1 (0.5%) 2 (1.7%) 0 0 0 0