Experiences with health care and health-related quality of life of patients with hematologic malignancies in Mexico

Table 4 Experiences with cancer care associated with higher quality of life^a of patients with hematologic malignancies (n = 515)

Variables	Adjusted ß (95%CI), p
Perceived high quality of patient-centered cancer care^b
Timely care	1.34 (0.52; 2.16), 0.001
Clear information	5.14 (4.88; 5.40), 0.000
Information for treatment decision-making	−2.09 (− 5.08; 0.90), 0.170
Addressing biopsychosocial needs	4.39 (1.87; 6.91), 0.001
Respectful and coordinated care	−3.21 (−7.82; 1.40), 0.172
Covariates used to adjust the model
Sociodemographic factors
Women^b	0.94 (0.88; 2.75), 0.311
≤ 45 years of age^b	3.51 (3.30; 3.72), 0.000
46 and < 65 years	2.05 (1.78; 2.33), 0.000
Elementary school or less^b	0.77 (−0.65; 2.19), 0.286
Secondary school	−0.62 (−2.50; 1.26), 0.519
Single, divorced or widowed^b	1.48 (−1.08; 4.05), 0.257
Clinical factors
Lymphoma^b	−3.48 (−6.94; −0.02), 0.049
Multiple Myeloma^b	−10.01 (− 12.63; −7.38), 0.000
Advanced stages (III-IV)/High risk^b	0.87 (−2.90; 4.64), 0.652
≤ 6 months since cancer diagnosis^b	−2.28 (−6.44; 1.89), 0.284
7–12 months since cancer diagnosis^b	−0.28 (− 2.37; 1.82), 0.795
Anxiety^b	− 17.21 (− 19.54; − 14.87), 0.000
Depression^b	−12.06 (− 15.14; −8.98), 0.000

Abbreviations: 95%CI 95% Confidence Interval. ^aQuality of life measured by the EORTC QLQ-C30 Summary Score. ^bReference categories: low quality of patient-centered cancer care, men; age 65 years of age or older; high-school or higher; married; leukemia; early stages/low/or standard risk; time since diagnosis > 1 and ≤ 5 years; without anxiety or depression. The bold values highlight the statistically significant adjusted ß

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