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Table 1 Sample characteristics field study I and II

From: The quality of working life questionnaire for cancer survivors (QWLQ-CS): factorial structure, internal consistency, construct validity and reproducibility

  

Field study I

Field study II

Sample population

Cancer survivors

Cancer survivorsa

Cancer survivorsb

Healthy Employeesc

Sample size

N = 302

N = 130

N = 87

N = 45

Demographic characteristics

    

Age (mean in years ± standard deviation)

52 ± 8

52 ± 8

52 ± 9

51 ± 9

 

N

(%)

N

(%)

N

(%)

N

(%)

Gender - male

83

(28)

26

(20)

17

(20)

9

(20)

Marital status

Married/living together with a partner

240

(79)

106

(82)

69

(79)

38

(82)

Ethnical background

Dutch

279

(92)

123

(95)

82

(94)

43

(96)

Immigrant first and second generation

21

(7)

7

(5)

5

(6)

2

(4)

Clinical characteristics

Number of cancer diagnoses

1 diagnosis

256

(85)

109

(84)

75

(86)

–

–

≥ 2 diagnoses

45

(15)

21

(16)

12

(14)

–

–

Cancer diagnosisd

Breast cancer

123

(36)

68

(49)

51

(55)

–

–

Gynecological cancer

59

(17)

20

(14)

10

(11)

–

–

Gastrointestinal cancer

47

(14)

34

(24)

22

(24)

–

–

Urological cancer

36

(11)

0

(0)

0

(0)

–

–

Hematological cancer

26

(8)

4

(3)

3

(3)

–

–

Head and neck cancer

22

(6)

6

(4)

3

(3)

–

–

Malignant melanomas

10

(3)

5

(4)

2

(2)

–

–

Others (e.g. metastases)

17

(5)

3

(2)

2

(2)

–

–

Most recent cancer diagnosis

< 1 year ago

60

(20)

21

(16)

13

(15)

–

–

1–3 years ago

162

(54)

63

(49)

41

(47)

–

–

4–6 years ago

55

(18)

43

(33)

30

(35)

–

–

> 6 years ago

24

(8)

3

(2)

3

(3)

–

–

Current cancer treatment

Yes

42

(14)

26

(20)

16

(18)

–

–

Cancer treatmentd

Surgery

253

(39)

112

(39)

74

(37)

–

–

Radiotherapy

152

(23)

60

(21)

45

(22)

–

–

Chemotherapy

150

(23)

74

(26)

53

(26)

–

–

Hormone therapy

67

(10)

34

(12)

23

(11)

–

–

Othere

31

(5)

8

(3)

8

(4)

–

–

Co-morbidity

Yes

76

(25)

39

(30)

23

(26)

–

–

Work characteristics

Education

Primary/secondary education

55

(18)

24

(18)

18

(21)

5

(11)

Intermediate vocational education

102

(34)

51

(39)

36

(41)

15

(33)

Higher prof/academic education

143

(47)

54

(42)

33

(38)

25

(56)

Work contract

Permanent position

225

(75)

91

(70)

64

(74)

35

(78)

Temporary employment

19

(6)

12

(9)

7

(8)

1

(2)

Self-employed

44

(15)

23

(18)

13

(15)

8

(18)

Contract hours

<12 h

12

(4)

3

(2)

1

(1)

1

(2)

12–36 h

141

(47)

80

(62)

57

(66)

32

(71)

>36 h

112

(37)

32

(25)

19

(22)

9

(20)

Current work hours

Total contract hours

193

(64)

94

(72)

62

(71)

–

–

Proportion of contract hours (1–36)

108

(36)

36

(28)

25

(29)

–

–

Years on the job

0–3 years

36

(12)

20

(15)

12

(14)

7

(16)

4–7 years

40

(13)

12

(9)

8

(9)

5

(11)

> 8 years

225

(74)

67

(77)

98

(75)

33

(74)

Management position

Yes

78

(26)

25

(19)

17

(20)

8

(18)

Occupational sector

Health care and pharmacy

73

(24)

38

(29)

26

(30)

12

(27)

Educational

34

(11)

8

(6)

5

(6)

8

(18)

Government

30

(10)

14

(11)

11

(13)

4

(9)

Industrial/production

20

(7)

8

(6)

5

(6)

2

(4)

Facility management

12

(4)

4

(3)

2

(2)

1

(2)

Wholesale/retail business

15

(5)

9

(7)

7

(8)

3

(7)

Transport/logistics

16

(5)

6

(5)

4

(5)

1

(2)

Business services

26

(9)

16

(12)

8

(9)

6

(13)

Juridical

11

(4)

2

(2)

1

(1)

2

(4)

IT

7

(2)

4

(3)

3

(3)

1

(2)

Other

57

(19)

21

(16)

15

(17)

5

(11)

Monthly income

≤ €1000

46

(15)

21

(16)

13

(15)

6

(13)

€1001 - €3000

125

(41)

85

(65)

60

(69)

25

(56)

≥ €3001

98

(33)

12

(9)

8

(9)

11

(24)

Breadwinner position

Sole or shared

251

(83)

99

(76)

68

(78)

35

(78)

  1. aSample of cancer survivors at baseline
  2. bStable subgroup of cancer survivors who indicated no change in their health/work situation within the last four weeks
  3. cEmployed people without cancer or other physical/mental limitations affecting their job performance
  4. dPercentages equal total diagnoses/treatments
  5. ee.g. stem cell transplant, immunotherapy, bladder irrigation, no active treatment, alternative treatment
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