Table 1 Characteristics of the cancer survivors
From: The Quality of Working Life Questionnaire for Cancer Survivors (QWLQ-CS): a Pre-test Study
|  | N = 19 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Demographic characteristics | |||
 Age (mean in years ± SD) | 51 ± 11 | ||
| Â | N | (%) | |
 Gender - male | 10 | (53) | |
 Marital status | Married/living with a partner | 17 | (90) |
Single | 2 | (11) | |
 Country of origin | Holland | 15 | (79) |
India | 1 | (5) | |
Singapore | 1 | (5) | |
Ghana | 1 | (5) | |
Surinam | 1 | (5) | |
Clinical characteristics | |||
 Diagnosis | Lymphoma | 3 | (16) |
Leukaemia | 4 | (21) | |
Prostate cancer | 3 | (16) | |
Breast cancer | 5 | (26) | |
Colon cancer | 5 | (26) | |
Laryngeal cancer | 1 | (5) | |
 Year of cancer diagnosis | 1995 | 1 | (5) |
2007 | 1 | (5) | |
2009 | 3 | (16) | |
2010 | 3 | (16) | |
2011 | 5 | (26) | |
2012 | 6 | (32) | |
2013 | 2 | (11) | |
 Treatment | Surgery | 11 | (58) |
Chemotherapy | 12 | (63) | |
Radiotherapy | 13 | (68) | |
Other (e.g. stem cell transplant, hormone therapy) | 6 | (32) | |
Work characteristics | |||
 Education | Secondary education | 4 | (21) |
Intermediate vocational education | 3 | (16) | |
Higher professional education | 6 | (32) | |
Academic education | 6 | (32) | |
 Work contract | Permanent position | 15 | (79) |
Self-employed | 4 | (21) | |
 Contract hours | Full-time | 11 | (58) |
Part-time (12–32 hours) | 7 | (37) | |
 Breadwinner position | Sole or shared | 17 | (89) |
 Occupational sector | Banking | 3 | (16) |
Health care and pharmacy | 1 | (5) | |
Public services | 1 | (5) | |
Facility management | 1 | (5) | |
Trade and retail businesses | 1 | (5) | |
ICT | 2 | (11) | |
Legal/juridical | 1 | (5) | |
Police/security | 1 | (5) | |
Educational | 1 | (5) | |
Corporate services | 3 | (16) | |
Other | 4 | (21) | |