Table 1 Characteristics of the study population (N = 505)
Characteristics | N | (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | ||
Mean (Std.Dev) | 61.5 | (10.6) |
Median (Min-Max) | 62 | (19–93) |
Sex | ||
Male | 392 | (77.6) |
Female | 113 | (22.4) |
Marital Status | ||
Single or separated | 99 | (19.6) |
Married or cohabiting | 405 | (80.4) |
Not available | 1 | |
Education | ||
No college degree | 225 | (44.9) |
College graduate | 276 | (55.1) |
Not available | 4 | |
Employment | ||
Not employed or retired | 256 | (51.0) |
Employed | 246 | (49.0) |
Not available | 3 | |
Race/Ethnicitya | ||
Non-Hispanic White | 457 | (90.5) |
Other | 48 | (9.5) |
Survivorship (years)b | ||
Average (St.Dev) | 4.6 | (4.3) |
Median (Min-Max) | 3 | (1–36) |
Survivorship (quartiles)b | ||
≤ 1 year | 141 | (27.9) |
> 1 to ≤3 years | 115 | (22.8) |
> 3 to ≤8 years | 145 | (28.7) |
> 8 years | 104 | (20.6) |
Site of HNC | ||
Oropharynx | 270 | (53.5) |
Oral cavity | 116 | (23.0) |
Larynx | 55 | (10.9) |
Other | 64 | (12.7) |
Recurrent disease | 85 | (16.9) |
Other primary cancer | 72 | (14.3) |
Treatmentc | ||
Chemotherapy | 293 | (58.1) |
Radiotherapy | 411 | (81.5) |
Surgery | 317 | (62.9) |
Modality | ||
Single | 133 | (26.3) |
Two | 223 | (44.2) |
Three | 147 | (29.2) |
Comorbiditiesc | ||
Hypertension | 213 | (43.4) |
Herniated disc and radiculopathy | 109 | (22.1) |
Osteoarthritis | 64 | (13.0) |
Neuropathic pain | 57 | (11.6) |
Diabetes | 55 | (11.2) |
Coronary heart disease | 47 | (9.6) |
Emphysema and lung disease | 31 | (6.3) |
Rheumatoid arthritis | 31 | (6.3) |
Cerebrovascular disease | 21 | (4.3) |
Pain Status | ||
With Pain | 227 | (45.0) |
No Pain | 278 | (55.0) |
Pain Intensityd | ||
No Pain | 278 | (55.4) |
Mild | 89 | (17.7) |
Moderate | 98 | (19.5) |
Severe | 37 | (7.4) |
Not available | 3 | |
Using pain medication | ||
Yes | 147 | (29.1) |
No | 355 | (70.3) |
Not available | 3 | |
Using prescription pain medication | 73 | (14.5) |
Using weak opioids | 7 | (1.4) |
Using strong opioids | 70 | (13.9) |
Using over-the-counter pain medication | 112 | (22.2) |
Using psychotropic medication for pain | 19 | (3.8) |
Using any alternative pain therapies | 39 | (7.7) |
Analgesia Classificatione | ||
No analgesic | 355 | (70.4) |
Step 1 | 76 | (15.1) |
Step 2 | 3 | (0.6) |
Step 3 | 70 | (13.9) |
Not available | 1 | |