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. 2022 Mar 18;8(1):e31118. doi: 10.2196/31118

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

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.