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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Cancer Educ. 2021 Apr 26;37(6):1702–1710. doi: 10.1007/s13187-021-02015-0

Table 2.

Survivor-reported concerns captured discretely in the EHR

Concern Categorya No. (%)
Reported concern Did not report concern Missing
Activity 739 (72.7) 276 (27.2) 1 (0.1)
 Fatigue 519 (51.1)
 Would like to increase physical activity 473 (46.6)
 Weakness 140 (13.8)
 Short of breath with activity 84 (8.3)
Employment/insurance 133 (13.1) 881 (86.7) 2 (0.2)
 Cancer-related financial issues 69 (6.8)
 Difficulty working due to cancer 49 (4.8)
 Cancer-related insurance issues 39 (3.8)
 Unable to work due to cancer 21 (2.1)
Endocrine therapy 231 (22.7) 785 (77.3) 0 (0.0)
 Hot flashes/night sweats 218 (21.5)
 Arthralgias 34 (3.3)
Genetics 15 (1.5) 1,001 (98.5) 0 (0.0)
 Would like to know about personal and family risk of future cancers 15 (1.5)
Memory/concentration 269 (26.5) 745 (73.3) 2 (0.2)
 Memory is poor 173 (17.0)
 Trouble concentrating 139 (13.7)
 Thinking is slow 135 (13.3)
 Trouble multi-tasking 110 (10.8)
Mood 324 (31.9) 690 (67.9) 2 (0.2)
 Nervous or worried 226 (22.2)
 Sad or depressed 134 (13.2)
 Noticed changes in social relationships 74 (7.3)
 Lost interest in things I used to enjoy 68 (6.7)
Nutrition 677 (66.6) 338 (33.3) 1 (0.1)
 Would like to lose weight 601 (59.2)
 Would like to improve diet 216 (21.3)
 Would like to gain weight 10 (1.0)
Pain/swelling 630 (62.0) 384 (37.8) 2 (0.2)
 Pain 492 (48.4)
 Numbness and tingling 222 (21.9)
 Swelling 84 (8.3)
 Trouble moving 22 (2.2)
Pregnancy 31 (3.1) 315 (31.0) 670 (65.9)
 Would like to avoid pregnancy 29 (2.9)
 Would like to get pregnant 2 (0.2)
Primary care 13 (1.3) 1,003 (98.7) 0 (0.0)
 Would like to find a PCP 13 (1.3)
Sexual health 366 (36.0) 643 (63.3) 7 (0.7)
 Hot flashes/night sweats 162 (15.9)
 Low interest in sexual activity 154 (15.2)
 Vaginal dryness 129 (12.7)
 Body image concerns 78 (7.7)
 Pain with sexual activity 27 (2.7)
Sleep 426 (41.9) 590 (58.1) 0 (0.0)
 Trouble staying asleep 314 (30.9)
 Trouble falling asleep 173 (17.0)
 Feels sleepy during the day 69 (6.8)
 Legs are restless when trying to sleep 56 (5.5)
Substance use 54 (4.3) 962 (94.7) 0 (0.0)
 Would like to quit smoking 49 (4.8)
 Would like to cut down on alcohol/drug use 6 (0.6)
a

Bolded values indicate the number/percentage of survivors who reported at least one concern per category. Non-bolded values indicate the number/percentage of survivors who reported the concern per category. Survivors were able to select more than one concern per category, so non-bolded values do not equal 100%.