Table 3 Quality of life by patients’ characteristics and experiences with cancer care (n = 515)
HRQL Summary Scorea | |
|---|---|
Mean (SD) | |
Sex | |
Man | 72.4 (18.3) |
Women | 71.4 (17.5) |
Age**** | |
≤ 45 years | 76.0 (16.1) |
46 and < 65 years | 69.3 (19.0) |
≥ 65 years | 69.0 (17.7) |
Education | |
Elementary school or less | 70.5 (17.8) |
Secondary school | 71.1 (19.1) |
High-school degree or higher | 73.6 (16.9) |
Marital status** | |
Married or free union | 70.3 (18.6) |
Single, divorced or widowed | 74.5 (16.4) |
Hospital | |
Social Security | 70.9 (18.8) |
Ministry of Health | 73.8 (15.9) |
Clinical history | |
Type of cancer**** | |
Leukemia | 78.5 (13.6) |
Lymphoma | 70.6 (18.7) |
Multiple myeloma | 63.6 (18.2) |
Cancer stage/risk | |
Early stages (I-II)/Low/standard risk | 71.7 (16.9) |
Advanced stages (III-IV)/High risk | 71.9 (18.2) |
Time since cancer diagnosis** | |
≤ 6 months | 69.8 (18.5) |
7–12 months | 74.7 (16.5) |
>1 and 5 years | 71.8 (18.4) |
Anxiety**** | |
No | 75.5 (15.6) |
Yes | 52.1 (16.9) |
Depression**** | |
No | 74.7 (16.4) |
Yes | 52.8 (15.5) |
High quality of patient-centered cancer care (≥75th percentile) | |
Timely care* | |
Yes | 74.6 (18.3) |
No | 70.9 (17.6) |
Clear information*** | |
Yes | 75.8 (16.6) |
No | 69.7 (18.2) |
Information for treatment decision-making | |
Yes | 74.9 (18.0) |
No | 71.1 (17.8) |
Addressing biopsychosocial needs**** | |
Yes | 79.6 (13.1) |
No | 69.5 (18.5) |
Respectful and coordinated care | |
Yes | 72.5 (18.5) |
No | 71.6 (17.6) |