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Table 2 Association of the level of Fear of Cancer Recurrence Inventory with health-related quality of life and psychosocial factors in Korean stomach cancer survivors

From: Exploring socio-demographic, physical, psychological, and quality of life-related factors related with fear of cancer recurrence in stomach cancer survivors: a cross-sectional study

 

Overall

(N = 363)

Non-clinical FCRI (N = 221)

Clinical FCRIa

(N = 142)

Association

Measurement tools

range

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Beta coefficientsb

P-value

Communication unsatisfactiond

3–15

4.3 ± 1.8

4.1 ± 1.8

4.6 ± 1.8

0.092

0.057

Care coordinationd

1–5

1.7 ± 0.9

1.6 ± 0.8

1.9 ± 0.9

0.080

0.295

Functional social support, meanc

1–8

3.0 ± 1.0

3.2 ± 1.7

2.5 ± 1.5

-0.190

 < 0.001

  Confidant support, total

5–25

15.0 ± 3.9

16.0 ± 3.6

13.4 ± 3.8

-0.164

0.002

  Affective support, total

3–15

11.2 ± 2.9

12.3 ± 2.5

9.8 ± 2.7

-0.201

 < 0.001

EQ_VASc

0–100

68.9 ± 16.4

70.8 ± 15.7

66.6 ± 16.6

-0.126

0.019

EORTC QLQ-C30

Global health status/QOLc

0–100

66.1 ± 17.3

67.9 ± 16.7

63.6 ± 17.4

-0.159

0.003

Functional scalesc

  Physical functioning

0–100

81.7 ± 15.3

84.1 ± 14.4

78.0 ± 15.2

-0.175

0.001

  Role functioning

0–100

86.9 ± 18.7

89.5 ± 16.7

83.2 ± 21.0

-0.154

0.004

  Emotional functioning

0–100

79.4 ± 18.4

84.5 ± 15.7

70.9 ± 19.2

-0.356

 < 0.001

  Cognitive functioning

0–100

76.8 ± 17.8

79.4 ± 16.4

72.1 ± 18.3

-0.204

 < 0.001

  Social functioning

0–100

80.2 ± 22.8

84.7 ± 18.4

72.7 ± 26.1

-0.272

 < 0.001

Symptom scalesd

  Fatigue

0–100

34.9 ± 23.4

29.9 ± 21.9

43.0 ± 23.4

0.243

 < 0.001

  Nausea and vomiting

0–100

12.8 ± 17.0

10.6 ± 17.1

16.8 ± 17.8

0.150

0.004

  Pain

0–100

14.2 ± 18.7

11.4 ± 17.9

18.6 ± 19.4

0.183

0.001

  Dyspnea

0–100

16.0 ± 21.7

13.0 ± 19.7

20.4 ± 23.1

0.154

0.004

  Insomnia

0–100

27.3 ± 31.6

23.9 ± 31.4

32.2 ± 30.6

0.135

0.011

  Appetite loss

0–100

13.9 ± 21.5

11.9 ± 21.2

17.1 ± 22.4

0.107

0.047

  Constipation

0–100

17.5 ± 23.1

16.3 ± 22.2

19.7 ± 24.8

0.060

0.264

  Diarrhea

0–100

31.8 ± 26.4

28.7 ± 25.1

36.9 ± 27.7

0.121

0.020

  Financial difficulties

0–100

18.4 ± 24.7

15.5 ± 22.4

23.0 ± 27.6

0.167

0.002

Fatigue severity scaled

1–7

2.8 ± 1.7

2.4 ± 1.5

3.4 ± 1.8

0.333

 < 0.001

Sleep problemsd

1–4

2.0 ± 1.1

1.9 ± 1.1

2.1 ± 1.1

0.299

0.002

Anxietyd

0–18

4.7 ± 3.3

3.5 ± 2.5

6.5 ± 3.5

0.443

 < 0.001

Depressiond

0–18

8.0 ± 3.6

7.4 ± 3.5

8.9 ± 3.6

0.207

 < 0.001

  1. Data were presented as mean value ± standard deviation
  2. aThe score of FCRI short form (FCRI severity subscale) was ≥ 13
  3. bEstimated using linear regression analysis after adjusting for age, sex, cancer stage, Carlson’s Comorbidity Index, and time since cancer diagnosis. In the analysis, each health-related quality of life and psychosocial factor was put as a dependent variable and the level of FCRI was put as an independent variable.
  4. Significant correlation below Bonferroni cut-off (p < 0.002) are in bold
  5. cHigher score means better health status
  6. dLower score means better health status
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