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Table 4 Disease and treatment characteristics associated with moderate to high level unmet needs by domain*

From: Prevalence and correlates of cancer survivors’ supportive care needs 6 months after diagnosis: a population-based cross-sectional study

 

Psychological

Physical & daily living

Sexuality

Health system & information

Patient care & support

p-valueAdjusted OR (95% CI)

p-valueAdjusted OR (95% CI)

p-valueAdjusted OR (95% CI)

p-valueAdjusted OR (95% CI)

p-valueAdjusted OR (95% CI)

Disease

     

Cancer status

   

<0.001

0.001

  Not remission

   

2.0 (1.4-2.9)

2.2 (1.4-3.5)

  Remission

   

1.00

1.00

Cancer type

 

0.003

<0.001

  

  Breast

 

2.3 (1.1-4.6)

9.0 (2.5-32.2)

  

  Colorectal

 

2.1 (0.97-4.5)

6.4 (1.7-24.3)

  

  Blood

 

2.2 (1.1-4.5)

4.3 (1.2-15.5)

  

  Head neck

 

1.0 (0.41-2.5)

1.1 (0.21-6.1)

  

  Lung

 

4.1 (2.0-8.7)

5.8 (1.6-21.8)

  

  Prostate

 

1.7 (0.86-3.4)

23.1 (6.7-80.4)

  

  Melanoma

 

1.00

1.00

  

Treatment

     

Surgery

  

0.093

  

  Yes

  

2.1 (0.89-4.8)

  

  No/DK

  

1.00

  

Chemotherapy

0.005

0.023

   

  Yes

1.8 (1.2-2.8)

1.6 (1.1-2.5)

   

  No/DK

1.00

1.00

   

Radiotherapy

0.05

    

  Yes

1.6 (0.99-2.7)

    

  No/DK

1.00

    

Other

   

0.062

 

  Yes

   

2.3 (0.96-5.7)

 

  No/DK

   

1.00

 
  1. * also adjusted for individual, health behaviour, psychological and social characteristics as reported in Tables 3 and 5.
  2. OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; p-value on the Wald chi-square analysis of effects test; DK = don’t know.