Table 3.
Cancer care coordinators (CCCs) and long-term physical HRQoL score unadjusted and adjusted means
| PROMIS Physical Scorea | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N=365 | Unadjusted Mean (SE) | ANOVA p-value | Multivariable-adj. mean, (95% CI) | p-value | |
| Cancer Care Coordinator | p=0.095 | p=0.118 | |||
| No/Don’t Know | 68 | 49.7 (1.1) | 46.0 (42.0–50.0) | ||
| CCC | 297 | 51.6 (0.5) | 47.8 (44.2–51.3) | ||
| Age Groupb | p=0.727 | p=0.752 | |||
| Under 65 | 175 | 51.4 (0.7) | 47.0 (43.5–50.6) | ||
| 65 and Over | 190 | 51.1 (0.7) | 46.7 (42.9–50.6) | ||
| Annual Household Income | p<0.001 | p=0.007 | |||
| Less than $35,000 | 56 | 48.0 (1.0) | 44.5 (40.4–48.5) | ||
| $35,001 – $50,000 | 43 | 48.6 (1.4) | 44.2 (40.0–48.5) | ||
| $50,001 – $75,000 | 67 | 52.7 (0.8) | 47.7 (43.7–51.6) | ||
| $75,001 – $100,000 | 55 | 52.8 (1.0) | 47.9 (43.7–52.0) | ||
| Greater than $100,000 | 61 | 55.6 (1.0) | 48.8 (44.8–52.9) | ||
| Prefer not to answer or Missing | 83 | 49.3 (1.1) | 48.3 (44.5–52.1) | ||
| Employment Status | p<0.001 | p=0.010 | |||
| Employed for Wages | 126 | 53.1 (0.7) | 49.1 (45.0–53.2) | ||
| Self-employed | 29 | 53.3 (1.2) | 49.0 (44.6–53.4) | ||
| Retired | 159 | 51.2 (0.6) | 47.0 (43.3–50.6) | ||
| Unemployed or Missing | 51 | 46.0 (1.7) | 42.4 (37.9–46.9) | ||
| Insurance at Diagnosis | p=0.003 | p=0.401 | |||
| Private/Employer | 200 | 51.8 (0.6) | 46.0 (42.2–49.9) | ||
| Medicaid, Medicare, or Other Gov. | 127 | 51.8 (0.7) | 47.5 (43.6–51.3) | ||
| Uninsured or Missing | 38 | 46.9 (2.0) | 47.1 (42.1–52.2) | ||
| Health Literacy Level | p<0.001 | p=0.001 | |||
| Low (score ≤12) | 75 | 48.2 (1.1) | 44.8 (40.8–48.8) | ||
| Medium (13≤ score ≤14) | 105 | 49.4 (1.0) | 46.9 (43.3–50.6) | ||
| High (score =15) | 185 | 53.5 (0.5) | 48.9 (45.1–52.7) | ||
| Race | p<0.001 | p=0.001 | |||
| White | 357 | 51.6 (0.4) | 51.1 (48.4–53.8) | ||
| Non-White | 8 | 41.5 (3.6) | 42.7 (37.1–48.2) | ||
| AJCC Stage | p=0.002 | p=0.712 | |||
| I | 143 | 52.2 (0.6) | 47.5 (43.6–51.4) | ||
| II | 119 | 52.2 (0.8) | 47.4 (43.5–51.3) | ||
| III/IV | 77 | 48.0 (1.2) | 46.1 (42.3–50.0) | ||
| Unknown | 26 | 50.3 (1.8) | 46.5 (41.5–51.5) | ||
| Treatment Summary | p=0.001 | p=0.038 | |||
| Surgery Only | 146 | 53.1 (0.7) | 48.7 (44.8–52.5) | ||
| Surgery and CRT | 50 | 48.5 (1.3) | 44.9 (40.8–49.0) | ||
| Surgery and Chemo | 44 | 48.1 (1.2) | 45.7 (41.3–50.1) | ||
| Surgery and Radiation | 60 | 51.6 (1.0) | 48.2 (44.1–52.3) | ||
| Other | 65 | 51.1 (1.3) | 47.0 (43.1–50.8) | ||
| Current BMIc | p=0.002 | p=0.002 | |||
| Under-Normal Weight (Under 24.9) | 67 | 53.2 (1.0) | 49.2 (45.1–53.2) | ||
| Overweight (25.0 – 29.9) | 135 | 52.4 (0.7) | 46.5 (42.7–50.3) | ||
| Obese (Over 30.0) | 159 | 49.5 (0.7) | 45.0 (41.4–48.5) | ||
| Charlson Comorbidity | p=0.697 | p=0.992 | |||
| Zero | 347 | 51.3 (0.5) | 46.9 (43.7–50.1) | ||
| Greater than zero | 18 | 50.5 (2.0) | 46.9 (42.2–51.5) | ||
| Hospital NCI Designation | p=0.058 | p=0.109 | |||
| NCI-Designated Cancer Center | 40 | 54.3 (1.5) | 47.8 (43.6–52.0) | ||
| Not NCI-Designated | 309 | 50.9 (0.5) | 45.2 (42.0–48.4) | ||
| Missing | 16 | 52.0 (1.8) | 47.6 (42.2–53.1) | ||
a
3 missing PROMIS physical score. Least square means, F tests, and p-values are from a multivariable linear model adjusted for the variables in the table.
b
Current age (at the time of the survey).
c
4 missing BMI.