Table 3.
Baseline multinominal regression of RTW status (six-months post-treatment; N = 593; returned to work, N = 232 as reference).
| Variables | Sick Leave N = 153 | Unemployed N = 208 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | p-value | OR | 95% CI | p-value | |
| Age | 0.99 | 0.97–1.02 | 0.41 | 1.03 | 1.01–1.06 | 0.02* |
| Job type | ||||||
| White collar (professional/business) Blue collar Service |
Referent 2.08 1.75 |
Referent 0.99–4.36 1.02–2.99 |
Referent 0.05 0.04* |
Referent 3.16 3.00 |
Referent 1.54–6.51 1.73–5.22 |
Referent 0.002** <0.001** |
| Monthly family income (HK$7.8 = US$1.00) | ||||||
| Less than HK$10000 HK$10001-HK$30000 HK$30001-above HK$40000 |
Referent 0.83 0.99 |
Referent 0.41–1.66 0.46–2.15 |
Referent 0.59 0.96 |
Referent 0.23 0.15 |
Referent 0.13–0.41 0.07–0.31 |
Referent <0.001** <0.001** |
| Received chemotherapy Did not receive chemotherapy |
Referent 0.51 |
Referent 0.29–0.91 |
Referent 0.02* |
Referent 0.43 |
Referent 0.24–0.77 |
Referent 0.004** |
| Cancer type | ||||||
| Breast Head and Neck (including nasopharyngeal) Colorectal Gynecological Others^ |
Referent 2.40 0.78 2.12 0.69 |
Referent 1.22–4.72 0.35–1.75 0.98–4.60 0.27–1.76 |
Referent 0.01* 0.54 0.06 0.44 |
Referent 2.02 0.82 1.96 1.68 |
Referent 0.98–4.15 0.38–1.74 0.87–4.40 0.77–3.64 |
Referent 0.06 0.60 0.11 0.19 |
| SCNS-SF34-C | ||||||
| Health system and information Psychological Physical and daily living Sexuality Patient care and support |
1.00 1.00 1.01 0.99 0.99 |
0.98–1.01 0.98–1.03 0.99–1.04 0.96–1.01 0.97–1.00 |
0.70 0.90 0.26 0.27 0.08 |
0.98 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.00 |
0.97–1.00 0.97–1.02 0.98–1.03 1.00–1.05 0.99–1.02 |
0.04*
0.91 0.63 0.06 1.00 |
| HADS | ||||||
| Anxiety Depression |
0.93 1.04 |
0.83–1.05 0.94–1.16 |
0.23 0.45 |
0.91 1.11 |
0.81–1.03 1.00–1.24 |
0.14 0.06 |
| MSAS-SF | ||||||
| Physical symptom distress | 1.24 | 0.65–2.38 | 0.51 | 0.50 | 0.25–1.00 | 0.05 |
| Total B-IPQ | 1.02 | 1.00–1.05 | 0.11 | 1.04 | 1.02–1.07 | 0.001** |
| SF12 | ||||||
| Physical component score Mental component score |
0.96 0.98 |
0.93–1.00 0.95–1.01 |
0.03*
0.20 |
0.96 0.98 |
0.93–1.00 0.95–1.01 |
0.04*
0.16 |
| Model statistics | ||||||
|
X2 p-value |
240.64 <0.001** |
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Others^ include lung (n = 24), prostatic (n = 11), leukaemia (n = 10), liver (n = 8), and others (n = 19).
*
p < 0.05;
**
p < 0.01.