Table 1 Characteristics of All Participants
From: Changes after cancer diagnosis and return to work: experience of Korean cancer patients
(N = 50) | |
|---|---|
Characteristics | N (%) |
General Characteristics | |
Age (years), mean (SD) | 45.72 (7.51) |
Sex | |
Male | 26 (52.0) |
Female | 24 (48.0) |
Marital status | |
Married | 41 (82.0) |
Single/ divorced/ separated/ widowed | 9 (18.0) |
Highest Level of Education received | |
≤ High school | 11 (22.0) |
≥ College | 39 (78.0) |
Monthly Income (10,000 KRW) | |
< 500 | 27 (54.0) |
≥ 500 | 23 (46.0) |
Clinical Characteristics | |
Type of Cancer | |
Breast cancer | 19 (38.0) |
Liver cancer | 4 (8.0) |
Lung cancer | 12 (24.0) |
Lymphoma | 9 (18.0) |
Others | 6 (12.0) |
Stage | |
0/I | 21 (42.0) |
II | 7 (14.0) |
III | 17 (34.0) |
IV | 2 (4.0) |
Unknown | 3 (6.0) |
Time since diagnosis (months), mean (SD) | 20.5 (22.80) |
Occupational Characteristics | |
Current Employment Status | |
Continued working | 26 (52.0) |
Changed jobs | 1 (2.0) |
Leave of absence | 16 (32.0) |
Resigned | 7 (14.0) |
Type of Job | |
Blue-Collar | 4 (8.0) |
Sales or Service | 5 (10.0 |
White-Collar | 39 (78.0) |
Self-employed | 2 (4.0) |
Working years, mean (SD) | 15.72 (10.92) |