Table 4.
Scores related to psychosocial and finance-related discussions with health care providers.
| To what extent did your health care team discuss the following psychosocial and finance-related topics with you during your transition from treatment to posttreatment care (0=No discussion; 100=In-depth discussion)? | Total | ≤45 years old | ≥46 years old | Group test P value | |||||||||
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n | Mean (SD) | Median | n | Mean (SD) | Median | n | Mean (SD) | Median | N/Aa | |||
| Your concerns about remaining medical bills | 48 | 27.02 (30.65) | 16.00 | 14 | 18.57 (27.31) | 4.00 | 34 | 30.50 (31.64) | 19.00 | .22 | |||
| Your concerns about cost for posttreatment therapies and medication | 44 | 33.52 (33.01) | 28.00 | 15 | 21.47 (26.97) | 9.00 | 29 | 39.76 (34.51) | 37.00 | .08 | |||
| Your need for financial service counseling or support | 40 | 34.53 (36.78) | 17.00 | 13 | 23.15 (27.48) | 8.00 | 27 | 40.00 (39.81) | 20.00 | .32 | |||
| Your need for ongoing emotional/mental support or counseling | 48 | 31.56 (29.75) | 26.50 | 13 | 23.08 (26.88) | 12.00 | 35 | 34.71 (30.51) | 28.00 | .31 | |||
| Supporting your spouse, children, and family members through posttreatment | 32 | 28.28 (35.41) | 8.00 | 10 | 15.30 (31.11) | 2.00 | 22 | 34.18 (36.33) | 17.50 | .10 | |||
| Supporting your spouse, children, and family members through a diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer | 28 | 22.54 (31.70) | 5.00 | 9 | 7.22 (12.74) | 0.00 | 19 | 29.79 (35.53) | 18.00 | .06 | |||
| Average | N/A | 29.57 | 16.75 | N/A | 18.13 | 5.83 | N/A | 34.82 | 23.25 | N/A | |||
| Rollup | N/A | 30.02 | 17.50 | N/A | 18.93 | 5.00 | N/A | 34.96 | 25.00 | N/A | |||
aN/A: not applicable.