Table 1.
Characteristics of 926 Norwegian breast cancer survivors at diagnosis (2011/2012) and at survey (2019)
| Socioeconomic variables* | |
| Age at survey in years, mean (SD) | 55.8 (6.9) |
| Living with partner, n (%) | 705 (76.1) |
| Education, n* (%) | |
| Long (> 12 y) | 536 (57.9) |
| Short (≤ 12 y) | 385 (41.6) |
| Number of visits to the general practitioner (GP) last 12 months | 3.9 (4.7) |
| Work-related variables, at diagnosis, n (%) | |
| Paid work** | 827 (89.3) |
| Disability pension | 58 (6.3) |
| Retired or other work statuses | 41 (4.4) |
| Self-reported work ability (score range of 0–10), mean (SD) | 8.9 (2.3) |
| Work-related variables, at survey, n (%) | |
| Paid work** | 547 (59.1) |
| Disability pension | 289 (31.2) |
| Retired or other work statuses*** | 90 (9.7) |
| Work ability score (WAS, score range of 0–10), mean (SD) | 6.3 (3.1) |
| Social support at the work place and from the general practitioner, mean (SD) | |
| Demand-control-support questionnaire (DCSQ) items 1–6 (score range of 6–24) | 9.9 (3.1) |
| Structural–functional-support-scale (SFSS) (score range of 4–20 per provider) | |
| Supervisor support (item 1–4) | 12.3(4.2) |
| Colleague support (item 5–8) | 12.4 (3.7) |
| General Practitioner support (item 9–12) | 10.8 (4.4) |
| Lifestyle, n (%) | |
| Physically active**** | 401 (43.3) |
| Overweight (Body Mass Index > 25 kg/m2) | 489 (52.8) |
| Clinical variables | |
| Age at diagnosis in years, mean (SD) | 47.8 (7.0) |
| Years since diagnosis, mean (SD) | 8.0 (0.7) |
| Treatment, n (%) | |
| Radiation | 733 (79.2) |
| Breast conserving therapy | 496 (53.6) |
| Chemotherapy | 732 (79.0) |
| Chemo- and endocrine therapy | 567 (61.0) |
| Health related quality of life | |
| Sleep problems, n (%) | 427 (46.1) |
| Neuropathy, n (%) | 186 (20.1) |
| EORTC-QLQ-C30/BR-23 (score range of 0–100), mean (SD)***** | |
| Cognitive function | 71.5 (25.3) |
| Fatigue | 40.2 (27.6) |
| Pain intensity | 27.6 (29.0) |
| Arm symptoms | 22.4 (25.3) |
| Breast symptoms | 16.8 (19.6) |
| Depression (score range of 0–27), mean (SD) | 6.4 (4.6) |
| Fear of cancer recurrence (score range of 0–40), mean (SD) | 12.0 (8.7) |
| Anxiety (score range of 0–21), mean (SD) | 4.1 (3.6) |
SD standard deviation, EORTC European Organization for Research and Treatment of cancer
*Sums may not does add up to 926 due to missing values
**Paid work = part time work, full time work, self-employment and sick-leave
***other statues = included job seeker, temporarily laid off, work allowance, education or military service and homemaker
****Physically active = ≥ 150 min of moderately intense- or ≥ 75 min of vigorously intense weekly activity
*****High score = high symptom intensity (pain, fatigue, arm/breast symptoms) or high cognitive function