Table 1 Clinical and socio-demographic characteristics of study subject according to the level of care coordination
From: Association between perception of care coordination and health outcomes in Korean cancer survivors
Level of care coordination | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | Overall (N = 1306) | Uncoordinated group (N = 167) | Intermediate group (N = 494) | Coordinated group (N = 645) | P-value* |
Age at survey | 57.3 ± 12.5 | 56.1 ± 9.1 | 55.2 ± 15.0 | 59.3 ± 10.6 | < 0.001 |
Age at cancer diagnosis | 51.9 ± 12.2 | 50.8 ± 8.6 | 49.9 ± 15.2 | 53.8 ± 9.9 | < 0.001 |
Sex | < 0.001 | ||||
Male | 494 | 50 (10.1) | 162 (32.8) | 282 (57.1) | |
Female | 812 | 117 (14.4) | 332 (40.9) | 363 (44.7) | |
Cancer site | < 0.001 | ||||
Stomach | 527 | 47 (8.9) | 166 (31.5) | 314 (59.6) | |
Breast | 360 | 61 (16.9) | 151 (41.9) | 148 (41.1) | |
Lung | 119 | 14 (11.8) | 44 (37.0) | 61 (51.3) | |
Thyroid | 93 | 18 (19.4) | 39 (41.9) | 36 (38.7) | |
Colon/rectum | 56 | 8 (14.3) | 28 (50.0) | 20 (35.7) | |
Prostate | 33 | 4 (12.1) | 9 (27.3) | 20 (60.6) | |
Others | 118 | 15 (12.7) | 57 (48.3) | 46 (39.0) | |
Cancer stage | 0.570 | ||||
I | 1064 | 137 (12.9) | 394 (37.0) | 533 (50.1) | |
II | 148 | 21 (14.2) | 60 (40.5) | 67 (45.3) | |
III, IV | 94 | 9 (9.6) | 40 (42.6) | 45 (47.9) | |
Treatment modality | 0.012 | ||||
Surgery | 447 | 63 (14.1) | 193 (43.2) | 191 (42.7) | |
Surgery+CT | 105 | 11 (10.5) | 47 (44.8) | 47 (44.8) | |
Surgery+CT + RT | 97 | 9 (9.3) | 40 (41.2) | 48 (49.5) | |
Surgery+CT + RT + HT | 48 | 7 (14.6) | 22 (45.8) | 19 (39.6) | |
Others | 609 | 77 (12.6) | 192 (31.5) | 340 (55.8) | |
Duration since cancer diagnosis | 0.004 | ||||
1–5 year | 377 | 57 (15.1) | 146 (38.7) | 174 (46.2) | |
> 6 year | 929 | 110 (11.8) | 348 (37.5) | 471 (50.7) | |
House income (won/month) | 0.110 | ||||
≥ 4,000,000 | 454 | 66 (14.5) | 191 (42.1) | 197 (43.4) | |
2,000,000-3,999,999 | 263 | 29 (11.0) | 120 (45.6) | 114 (43.3) | |
< 2,000,000 | 241 | 44 (18.3) | 87 (36.1) | 110 (45.6) | |
Unknown | 348 | 28 (8.0) | 96 (27.6) | 224 (64.4) | |
Achieved education level | 0.301 | ||||
0–9 years | 579 | 78 (13.5) | 233 (40.2) | 268 (46.3) | |
10–12 years | 541 | 86 (15.9) | 233 (43.0) | 222 (41.1) | |
≥ 13 years | 186 | 19 (10.1) | 75 (40.4) | 92 (49.5) | |
Marital status | 0.014 | ||||
Married/with partner | 1129 | 130 (11.5) | 426 (37.7) | 573 (50.8) | |
Divorce/bereavement | 113 | 20 (17.7) | 40 (35.4) | 53 (46.9) | |
Unmarried | 64 | 17 (26.6) | 28 (43.8) | 19 (30.0) | |
Type of care providers other than oncologists | < 0.001 | ||||
Physicians in supportive center or family physician | 165 | 22 (8.3) | 69 (41.8) | 74 (44.8) | |
Physicians of other specialty | 54 | 8 (14.8) | 8 (14.8) | 38 (70.4) | |
Dietitian/Counsellor | 159 | 20 (12.6) | 67 (42.1) | 72 (45.3) | |
Nurse practitioner | 57 | 7 (12.3) | 21 (36.8) | 29 (50.9) | |