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Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants (N = 206)

From: Unmet supportive care needs and associated factors among young adult cancer patients in Japan

Characteristic

N

%

Age

mean: 33.7 (SD = 4.3)

median: 34.5 (range, 22–39)

Gender

Female

180

87.4

 

Male

26

12.6

Education

< 12 y

86

41.7

 

> 12 y

120

58.3

Marital status

Married

102

49.5

 

Single or divorced

104

50.5

Household size

Living alone

45

21.8

 

Two or more

161

78.2

Having children

None

128

62.1

 

Age < 20

76

36.9

 

Age > 20

3

1.5

Occupational status

Full-time

65

31.6

 

Part-time

51

24.8

 

Absence from work

16

7.8

 

Housemaker

46

22.3

 

Unemployed

23

11.2

 

Student

1

0.5

 

Others

4

1.9

Change in income status after cancer diagnosis

 

No change

103

50.0

 

Decreased

86

41.7

 

Increased

17

8.3

Change in work and school life after cancer diagnosis

 

No change

91

44.2

 

Work/study hour decreased

20

9.7

 

Absence from work/school

50

24.3

 

Left work/school

58

28.1

 

Changed jobs/schools

22

10.7

 

Firing

2

1.0

 

Other

5

2.4

Caring for parents

No

192

93.2

 

Yes

14

6.8

Performance statusa

0

147

71.4

 

1

52

25.2

 

2

4

1.9

 

3

2

1.0

 

4

1

0.5

Cancer site

Uterus

84

40.8

 

Breast

25

12.1

 

Thyroid

23

11.2

 

Ovary

17

8.3

 

Lymphoma

15

7.3

 

Leukemia

13

6.3

 

Intestine/rectum

13

6.3

 

Other

16

7.8

Age of the first diagnosis

< 30

111

53.9

 

> 30

95

46.1

Years since diagnosis

< 1 year

33

16.0

 

1–5 years

105

51.0

 

5–10 years

47

22.8

 

> 10 years

21

10.2

Recurrence/metastasis

No

164

79.6

 

Yes

15

7.3

 

Unknown

27

13.1

Chemotherapy

Never

116

56.3

 

Yes (undergoing)

16

7.8

 

Yes (completed)

74

35.9

  1. aEastern Cooperative Oncology Group criteria