Table 2 Relationship between sociodemographic characteristics and patient’s care experience, with CASE-cancer and level of psychological distress
Total | G1 | G2 | CASE-cancer | Psychological distress | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | p -value | Mean | p -value | Mean | p -value | |
Age group | n = 124 | n = 81 | n = 43 | 0.1857 | 0.355 | 0.183 | ||
25 – 34 years | 11 (8.9) | 10 (12.3) | 1 (2.3) | 36.90 | 9.90 | |||
35 – 44 years | 20 (16.1) | 15 (18.5) | 5 (11.6) | 38.89 | 6.39 | |||
45 – 54 years | 36 (29.0) | 24 (29.6) | 12 (27.9) | 37.32 | 7.77 | |||
55 – 64 years | 33 (26.6) | 20 (24.7) | 13 (30.2) | 39.61 | 5.97 | |||
65 years or older | 24 (19.3) | 12 (14.8) | 12 (28.0) | 39.59 | 6.13 | |||
Place of birth | n = 124 | n = 81 | n = 43 | 0.5887 | 0.245 | 0.467 | ||
Canada | 107 (86.3) | 71 (87.6) | 36 (83.7) | 38.87 | 7.08 | |||
Outside Canada | 17 (13.7) | 10 (12.3) | 7 (16.3) | 36.89 | 6.06 | |||
Composition of the household | n = 123 | n = 81 | n = 42 | 0.5284 | 0.002a | 0.105 | ||
Person living alone | 40 (32.5) | 24 (29.6) | 16 (38.1) | 40.47 | 6.46 | |||
Couple without children at home | 27 (22.0) | 19 (23.5) | 8 (19.0) | 41.00 | 5.80 | |||
Couple with child/children at home | 35 (28.5) | 26 (32.1) | 9 (21.4) | 36.00 | 7.18 | |||
Single-parent family | 14 (11.4) | 8 (9.9) | 6 (14.3) | 36.00 | 9.07 | |||
Family with other persons | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.4) | 36.00 | 6.17 | |||
Informal caregiver for medical follow-up | n = 124 | n = 72 | n = 40 | 0.5611 | 0.316 | 0.632 | ||
Spouse | 62 (55.4) | 42 (58.3) | 20 (50.0) | |||||
Child | 30 (26.8) | 19 (26.4) | 11 (27.5) | |||||
Parent | 31 (27.7) | 15 (20.8) | 16 (40.0) | |||||
Friend | 46 (41.1) | 27 (37.5) | 19 (47.5) | |||||
Other | 15 (13.4) | 8 (11.1) | 7 (17.5) | |||||
Yes | 38.45 | 6.99 | ||||||
No | 39.89 | 6.36 | ||||||
Highest level of education completed | n = 124 | n = 81 | n = 43 | 0.6272 | 0.705 | 0.678 | ||
Main occupation during the last 12 months | n = 123 | n = 81 | n = 42 | 0.2822 | 0.372 | 0.886 | ||
Full-time worker | 67 (54.5) | 46 (56.8) | 21 (50.0) | 38.53 | 7.11 | |||
Part-time worker | 16 (13.0) | 10 (12.3) | 6 (14.3) | 39.24 | 6.25 | |||
Retired | 22 (17.9) | 11 (13.6) | 11 (26.2) | 40.10 | 6.55 | |||
Other | 18 (14.6) | 14 (17.3) | 4 (9.5) | 36.89 | 7.29 | |||
Financial situation | n = 124 | n = 81 | n = 43 | 0.5797 | 0.010a | 0.121 | ||
Financially comfortable | 47 (37.9) | 13 (16.0) | 17 (39.5) | 40.34 | 6.27 | |||
Sufficient income to meet basic needs | 70 (56.5) | 14 (17.3) | 25 (58.1) | 37.83 | 7.03 | |||
Poor | 7 (5.6) | 19 (23.5) | 1 (2.3) | 34.33 | 10.67 | |||
Cancer | n = 122 | n = 79 | n = 43 | 0.074 | 0.066 | 0.914 | ||
First diagnosis of cancer | 108 (88.5) | 67 (84.8) | 41 (95.3) | 38.66 | 6.95 | |||
Cancer relapse | 12 (9.8) | 11 (13.9) | 1 (2.3) | 36.55 | 6.46 | |||
Second or third cancer | 2 (1.6) | 1 (1.3) | 1 (2.3) | 46.00 | 7.00 | |||
Metastatic cancer | n = 115 | n = 74 | n = 41 | 0.106 | 0.071 | 0.112 | ||
Yes | 18 (15.7) | 15 (20.3) | 3 (7.3) | 36.53 | 8.18 | |||
No | 97 (84.3) | 59 (79.7) | 38 (92.7) | 39.14 | 6.52 | |||
Time to cancer diagnosis | n = 122 | n = 79 | n = 43 | 0.724 | 0.334 | 0.203 | ||
Less than 1 month | 19 (15.6) | 12 (15.2) | 7 (16.3) | 38.95 | 7.90 | |||
1 to 6 months | 71 (58.2) | 44 (55.7) | 27 (62.8) | 38.58 | 7.00 | |||
7 to 11 months | 19 (15.6) | 12 (15.2) | 7 (16.3) | 37.44 | 5.89 | |||
1 to 3 years | 9 (7.4) | 8 (10.1) | 1 (2.3) | 38.11 | 7.25 | |||
More than 3 years | 3 (2.4) | 2 (2.6) | 1 (2.3) | 44.67 | 3.67 | |||
Stage of the care pathway | n = 122 | n = 79 | n = 43 | 0.273 | 0.226 | 0.024a | ||
Before treatment begins | 50 (41.0) | 30 (38.0) | 20 (46.5) | 37.6 | 7.88 | |||
During treatment | 63 (51.6) | 41 (51.9) | 22 (51.2) | 39.54 | 5.97 | |||
After treatment completed | 9 (7.4) | 8 (10.1) | 1 (2.3) | 37.62 | 7.88 | |||
Type of treatment or surgery received | n = 122 | n = 81 | n = 43 | 0.538 | ||||
Intravenous chemotherapy | 36 (29.5) | 24 (29.6) | 12 (27.9) | |||||
Oral chemotherapy—swallowing tablets | 8 (6.6) | 8 (9.9) | 0 (0.0) | |||||
Hormone therapy | 20 (16.4) | 16 (19.8) | 4 (9.3) | |||||
Radiotherapy or brachytherapy | 20 (16.4) | 16 (19.8) | 4 (9.3) | |||||
Partial mastectomy | 24 (19.7) | 17 (21.0) | 7 (16.3) | |||||
Total mastectomy | 23 (18.9) | 15 (18.5) | 8 (18.6) | |||||
Reconstructive surgery | 21 (17.2) | 14 (17.3) | 7 (16.3) | |||||
Transplantation or grafting | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.3) | |||||
Medication for symptoms | 18 (14.8) | 13 (16.0) | 5 (11.6) | |||||
Alternative medicine | 6 (4.9) | 5 (6.2) | 1 (2.3) | |||||
Other | 4 (3.3) | 2 (2.5 | 2 (4.7) | |||||
Don't know | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |||||
Initiation of treatment | n = 71 | n = 48 | n = 23 | 1.000 | 0.115 | 0.396 | ||
Less than 1 month | 14 (19.7) | 9 (18.8) | 5 (21.7) | 38.95 | 7.31 | |||
1 to 6 months | 34 (47.9) | 23 (47.9) | 11 (47.8) | 38.58 | 5.27 | |||
7 to 11 months | 14 (19.7) | 9 (18.8) | 5 (21.7) | 37.44 | 7.54 | |||
1 to 3 years | 5 (7.0) | 4 (8.3) | 1 (4.3) | 38.11 | 8.25 | |||
Over 3 years | 4 (5.6) | 3 (6.3) | 1 (4.3) | 44.67 | 4.33 | |||