From: Quality of life among family caregivers of cancer patients: an investigation of SF-36 domains
Patients | Physical Functioning | Role Physical | Bodily Pain | General Health | Vitality | Social Functioning | Role Emotional | Mental Health | ||||||||
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Mean ± SD | p-value | Mean ± SD | p-value | Mean ± SD | p-value | Mean ± SD | p-value | Mean ± SD | p-value | Mean ± SD | p-value | Mean ± SD | p-value | Mean ± SD | p-value | |
Gender | ||||||||||||||||
Female | 75.88 ± 19.58 | 0.329† | 69.67 ± 24.23 | 0.663† | 74.52 ± 17.67 | 0.027† | 50.55 ± 21.04 | 0.323† | 46.62 ± 18.84 | 0.391† | 68.05 ± 24.64 | 0.208† | 59.34 ± 41.95 | 0.280† | 60.55 ± 21.53 | 0.191† |
Male | 73.57 ± 21.43 | 70.88 ± 23.86 | 78.82 ± 15.37 | 52.98 ± 21.33 | 48.64 ± 21.96 | 71.58 ± 23.56 | 53.91 ± 44.64 | 63.75 ± 20.46 | ||||||||
Age, year | ||||||||||||||||
≤ 30 | 72.14 ± 23.52 | 0.367‡ | 70.00 ± 21.69 | 0.952* | 76.74 ± 18.90 | 0.861* | 50.29 ± 22.81 | 0.395* | 43.29 ± 21.86 | 0.385* | 74.86 ± 21.47 | 0.147* | 45.70 ± 46.50 | 0.292* | 59.29 ± 24.10 | 0.850* |
31–40 | 77.08 ± 21.36 | 67.36 ± 28.54 | 74.56 ± 14.75 | 49.31 ± 19.20 | 49.86 ± 17.42 | 69.03 ± 25.99 | 56.47 ± 45.65 | 61.94 ± 22.49 | ||||||||
41–50 | 73.98 ± 22.66 | 70.76 ± 21.35 | 75.07 ± 17.09 | 56.44 ± 21.41 | 50.93 ± 20.66 | 73.64 ± 22.94 | 51.40 ± 42.58 | 64.41 ± 20.86 | ||||||||
51–60 | 71.56 ± 20.82 | 71.31 ± 23.64 | 77.21 ± 15.28 | 51.72 ± 21.83 | 47.79 ± 20.25 | 63.85 ± 25.71 | 61.19 ± 42.68 | 61.72 ± 19.34 | ||||||||
≥ 61 | 77.25 ± 17.35 | 70.64 ± 24.96 | 77.36 ± 17.50 | 50.23 ± 20.73 | 46.15 ± 20.48 | 69.27 ± 23.83 | 61.15 ± 41.70 | 61.74 ± 20.88 | ||||||||
Care setting | ||||||||||||||||
Inpatient | 75.95 ± 19.16 | 0.337‡ | 68.75 ± 24.62 | 0.248† | 76.04 ± 17.01 | 0.653† | 50.66 ± 21.36 | 0.412† | 44.21 ± 18.42 | 0.004† | 63.72 ± 26.31 | < 0.0001† | 47.57 ± 42.82 | < 0.0001† | 60.00 ± 20.81 | 0.096† |
Outpatient | 73.68 ± 21.66 | 71.96 ± 23.31 | 76.91 ± 16.59 | 52.67 ± 20.99 | 50.95 ± 21.61 | 75.74 ± 20.10 | 66.43 ± 41.60 | 64.05 ± 21.22 | ||||||||
Type of cancer | ||||||||||||||||
Breast | 74.49 ± 18.45 | 0.483* | 75.64 ± 16.70 | 0.203‡ | 74.82 ± 19.70 | 0.709* | 48.46 ± 20.33 | 0.837* | 47.82 ± 21.48 | 0.350‡ | 72.82 ± 25.69 | 0.014‡ | 65.80 ± 42.91 | 0.017* | 62.05 ± 20.82 | 0.427* |
Prostate | 73.38 ± 22.31 | 63.24 ± 21.52 | 76.09 ± 17.39 | 52.94 ± 21.57 | 58.24 ± 26.93 | 78.82 ± 22.89 | 68.62 ± 41.80 | 69.26 ± 19.03 | ||||||||
Bladder | 69.77 ± 19.78 | 63.64 ± 21.44 | 75.23 ± 14.44 | 49.77 ± 23.11 | 44.32 ± 18.72 | 57.27 ± 24.04 | 31.80 ± 40.46 | 57.73 ± 21.42 | ||||||||
Stomach | 77.54 ± 19.82 | 72.13 ± 27.04 | 79.00 ± 16.05 | 49.02 ± 22.11 | 46.56 ± 18.87 | 72.13 ± 24.63 | 64.47 ± 41.67 | 62.21 ± 18.65 | ||||||||
Esophagus | 76.50 ± 20.47 | 72.50 ± 23.98 | 74.77 ± 16.52 | 53.83 ± 23.33 | 48.00 ± 17.79 | 60.67 ± 25.75 | 46.65 ± 40.68 | 64.50 ± 21.94 | ||||||||
Colorectal | 75.24 ± 18.97 | 70.12 ± 25.75 | 74.12 ± 18.90 | 54.51 ± 20.39 | 44.76 ± 21.32 | 64.88 ± 26.65 | 49.58 ± 42.90 | 58.90 ± 23.78 | ||||||||
Brain | 66.11 ± 25.64 | 72.22 ± 22.50 | 81.50 ± 16.79 | 53.61 ± 19.00 | 42.78 ± 16.46 | 76.94 ± 21.90 | 49.99 ± 47.48 | 57.78 ± 25.16 | ||||||||
Lung | 76.64 ± 20.75 | 70.00 ± 26.08 | 76.60 ± 14.47 | 52.82 ± 20.31 | 46.45 ± 17.28 | 70.00 ± 17.61 | 58.17 ± 43.14 | 61.27 ± 20.84 | ||||||||
Stage of cancer | ||||||||||||||||
1 | 75.17 ± 17.78 | 0.065 | 70.00 ± 22.16 | 0.442* | 80.03 ± 15.50 | 0.619* | 53.83 ± 19.01 | 0.845* | 59.50 ± 21.78 | 0.007* | 75.00 ± 21.29 | 0.001* | 86.66 ± 31.07 | < 0.0001* | 69.50 ± 21.70 | 0.196* |
2 | 73.27 ± 22.07 | 74.55 ± 22.81 | 77.15 ± 15.74 | 50.27 ± 20.62 | 46.73 ± 21.39 | 73.55 ± 22.45 | 68.47 ± 40.28 | 62.73 ± 22.66 | ||||||||
3 | 79.31 ± 18.35 | 70.74 ± 24.76 | 75.89 ± 17.70 | 52.55 ± 22.47 | 45.11 ± 19.48 | 74.36 ± 22.95 | 42.89 ± 40.79 | 61.28 ± 20.49 | ||||||||
4 | 71.98 ± 21.42 | 68.18 ± 24.36 | 75.73 ± 16.87 | 51.03 ± 21.06 | 46.82 ± 19.27 | 62.89 ± 25.18 | 55.08 ± 44.24 | 60.37 ± 20.48 | ||||||||
ECOG Performance Status | ||||||||||||||||
0 | 77.58 ± 19.56 | 0.003* | 72.65 ± 25.05 | 0.171* | 78.40 ± 16.16 | 0.001* | 52.58 ± 21.86 | 0.280* | 45.44 ± 18.60 | 0.253* | 72.99 ± 25.23 | < 0.0001* | 51.89 ± 42.16 | 0.279* | 61.11 ± 21.29 | 0.532* |
1 | 75.71 ± 22.04 | 68.96 ± 23.67 | 77.87 ± 16.93 | 53.41 ± 20.94 | 47.69 ± 20.52 | 70.60 ± 21.51 | 62.63 ± 42.99 | 60.77 ± 21.39 | ||||||||
2 | 69.40 ± 19.54 | 64.29 ± 22.86 | 72.26 ± 17.00 | 45.71 ± 19.36 | 51.79 ± 22.84 | 65.36 ± 20.55 | 63.48 ± 45.86 | 65.48 ± 20.29 | ||||||||
3 | 63.75 ± 11.89 | 66.67 ± 16.28 | 67.42 ± 14.22 | 46.25 ± 20.24 | 54.17 ± 24.57 | 49.17 ± 20.09 | 58.32 ± 45.23 | 69.17 ± 20.54 | ||||||||
4 | 53.33 ± 11.25 | 83.33 ± 12.91 | 55.00 ± 8.89 | 54.17 ± 18.28 | 54.17 ± 28.00 | 43.33 ± 33.11 | 44.43 ± 45.54 | 64.17 ± 18.28 | ||||||||
Time since diagnosis, month | ||||||||||||||||
6–11 | 75.97 ± 18.32 | 0.136‡ | 69.56 ± 24.54 | 0.708* | 77.09 ± 17.19 | 0.643* | 58.97 ± 18.89 | < 0.0001* | 49.18 ± 19.91 | 0.002* | 70.29 ± 24.04 | 0.864* | 60.77 ± 43.26 | 0.158* | 69.09 ± 18.27 | < 0.0001* |
12–23 | 77.13 ± 21.30 | 72.54 ± 22.22 | 76.57 ± 16.75 | 52.79 ± 19.11 | 51.23 ± 19.69 | 68.52 ± 24.90 | 54.63 ± 42.62 | 62.13 ± 18.67 | ||||||||
≥ 24 | 70.00 ± 23.87 | 70.29 ± 24.35 | 74.84 ± 15.87 | 32.61 ± 16.07 | 40.22 ± 20.30 | 69.06 ± 24.16 | 49.26 ± 43.01 | 44.42 ± 19.43 | ||||||||
Type of treatment | ||||||||||||||||
Chemo + Radiation therapy | 72.84 ± 21.47 | 0.602* | 68.58 ± 25.19 | 0.366* | 76.91 ± 18.09 | 0.740* | 52.64 ± 20.71 | 0.339* | 47.43 ± 19.14 | 0.102‡ | 68.24 ± 23.53 | 0.048* | 45.03 ± 42.89 | < 0.0001‡ | 58.58 ± 21.35 | 0.120* |
Radiation therapy | 78.41 ± 20.25 | 62.50 ± 26.44 | 75.55 ± 13.98 | 60.23 ± 19.96 | 51.36 ± 26.91 | 79.09 ± 18.42 | 46.96 ± 46.75 | 67.73 ± 20.68 | ||||||||
Surgery | 76.77 ± 18.37 | 70.16 ± 22.74 | 74.94 ± 17.55 | 53.06 ± 18.87 | 55.32 ± 20.53 | 74.52 ± 22.99 | 83.86 ± 30.88 | 67.58 ± 22.39 | ||||||||
Chemotherapy | 75.23 ± 19.73 | 73.01 ± 23.89 | 76.32 ± 16.35 | 49.87 ± 21.79 | 44.60 ± 18.77 | 66.52 ± 25.15 | 56.50 ± 42.86 | 61.52 ± 20.90 | ||||||||
Radio + Hormone therapy | 68.67 ± 27.28 | 65.00 ± 20.70 | 82.40 ± 12.95 | 47.67 ± 21.20 | 56.67 ± 23.88 | 80.33 ± 20.04 | 73.32 ± 40.24 | 68.33 ± 17.28 | ||||||||
Chemo + Hormone therapy | 80.71 ± 18.80 | 67.86 ± 12.19 | 72.00 ± 24.89 | 55.00 ± 24.49 | 45.71 ± 22.62 | 77.86 ± 26.90 | 66.65 ± 43.04 | 52.14 ± 18.22 | ||||||||
Health insurance | ||||||||||||||||
Public health insurance | 77.46 ± 18.27 | 0.145* | 74.15 ± 22.39 | 0.090* | 78.31 ± 15.08 | 0.406‡ | 52.42 ± 22.98 | 0.934* | 53.01 ± 20.00 | < 0.0001* | 69.49 ± 22.95 | 0.272* | 59.87 ± 42.60 | 0.534* | 63.52 ± 22.27 | 0.658* |
Social security insurance | 71.38 ± 22.13 | 67.86 ± 24.34 | 75.84 ± 19.32 | 50.61 ± 20.81 | 40.61 ± 19.14 | 66.99 ± 25.35 | 52.03 ± 44.40 | 61.28 ± 19.48 | ||||||||
Armed forces medical services insurance | 78.42 ± 21.01 | 61.84 ± 25.50 | 73.26 ± 18.17 | 52.63 ± 21.75 | 49.21 ± 21.93 | 78.16 ± 25.06 | 63.14 ± 41.42 | 63.95 ± 18.60 | ||||||||
supplemental insurance | 74.23 ± 20.93 | 69.62 ± 25.19 | 75.03 ± 15.14 | 51.54 ± 18.34 | 47.54 ± 19.36 | 71.46 ± 24.12 | 56.91 ± 43.19 | 59.77 ± 22.03 |