Table 3 Access to information about diagnosis, treatment, consequences and complications (N = 174)
From: Access to information and counselling – older cancer patients’ self-report: a cross-sectional survey
Information about diagnosis and treatmenta | Information about consequences and complicationsa | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | p-value (ES) | Mean (SD) | p-value (ES) | |
Gender | ||||
Women | 3.33 (1.4) | 3.69 (1.3) | ||
Men | 3.07 (1.3) | 0.26 | 3.20 (1.2) | 0.03 |
Age | ||||
66–74 years | 3.10 (1.5) | 3.46 (1.4) | ||
75–84 years | 3.17 (1.3) | 3.38 (1.3) | ||
≥ 85 years | 3.56 (1.4) | 0.35 | 3.75 (1.2) | 0.45 |
Civil status | ||||
Married/cohabiting | 3.32 (1.3) | 3.58 (1.3) | ||
Single | 3.12 (1.4) | 0.38 | 3.37 (1.4) | 0.33 |
Education | ||||
> 13 years | 2.91 (1.2) | 3.21 (1.3) | ||
≤ 13 years | 3.12 (1.4) | 0.10 | 3.57 (1.3) | 0.15 |
Norwegian region | ||||
West | 3.55 (1.3) | 3.75 (1.3) | ||
East | 3.09 (1.4) | 0.07 | 3.36 (1.3) | 0.11 |
Cancer diagnosis | ||||
Breast | 3.86 (1.3) | 0.20 | 4.17 (1.2) | 0.19 |
Lung | 2.92 (1.6) | 0.40 | 3.23 (1.4) | 0.50 |
Gynecological | 3.57 (1.2) | 0.30 | 4.23 (0.9) | 0.008 (0.73) |
Prostate | 2.88 (1.3) | 0.28 | 2.94 (1.1) | 0.05 (0.49) |
Hematological | 3.89 (1.3) | 0.02 (0.58) | 3.94 (1.3) | 0.09 (0.42) |
Colon/rectum | 3.35 (1.6) | 0.66 | 3.59 (1.5) | 0.69 |
Other | 2.92 (1.3) | 0.22 | 3.08 (1.3) | 0.10 |
Two or more cancer diagnoses | 3.03 (1.2) | 0.38 | 3.45 (1.3) | 0.94 |
Functional level | ||||
Normal | 3.19 (1.4) | 3.48 (1.4) | ||
Limited/poor | 3.25 (1.4) | 0.83 | 3.49 (1.3) | 1.0 |
Comorbidity | ||||
Yes | 3.30 (1.4) | 3.49 (1.3) | ||
No | 3.10 (1.4) | 0.38 | 3.46 (1.4) | 0.88 |
Time since diagnosis | ||||
> 1 year | 3.33 (1.3) | 3.59 (1.3) | ||
≤ 1 year | 3.04 (1.5) | 0.23 | 3.29 (1.3) | 0.20 |
Ongoing treatment | ||||
Yes | 3.16 (1.3) | 3.35 (1.3) | ||
No | 3.30 (1.4) | 0.54 | 3.65 (1.3) | 0.18 |
Home care nursing | ||||
Yes | 3.24 (1.3) | 3.49 (1.3) | ||
No | 3.17 (1.4) | 0.80 | 3.41 (1.4) | 0.77 |
Cancer coordinator | ||||
Yes | 3.04 (1.6) | 3.35 (1.4) | ||
No | 3.44 (1.3) | 0.08 | 3.61 (1.2) | 0.25 |