Variables | Means (SD) or numbers (%) | ||||||
Hospital | |||||||
Heiwa Hospital | 58 (56.9%) | ||||||
Cancer Institute Hospital of JFCR | 44 (43.1%) | ||||||
Male spouse | 26 (25.5%) | ||||||
Patient age (y), Mean (SD), [Min - Max] | 68.3 (8.6), [40-83] | ||||||
40 s and 50 s | 17 (16.7%) | ||||||
60 s | 30 (29.4%) | ||||||
70 s | 48 (47.1%) | ||||||
80 s | 7 (6.9%) | ||||||
Spouse age (y), Mean (SD), [Min - Max] | 66.3 (7.8), [40-79] | ||||||
40 s and 50 s | 18 (17.6%) | ||||||
60 s | 45 (44.1%) | ||||||
70 s | 39 (38.2%) | ||||||
Current cancer | |||||||
Primary site of cancer1 (without multiple primary cancers) | 96 (94.1%) | ||||||
Gastrointestinal cancer2 | 27 (26.5%) | ||||||
Hepatobiliary and pancreatic cancer3 | 21 (20.6%) | ||||||
Thoracic cancer4 | 17 (16.7%) | ||||||
Female-specific cancer5 | 15 (14.7%) | ||||||
Head and neck cancer6 | 6 (5.9%) | ||||||
Other cancers7 | 10 (9.8%) | ||||||
Multiple primary cancers (multiple answers) | 6 (5.9%) | ||||||
Previous cancer1 (multiple answers) | 17 (16.7%) | ||||||
Gastrointestinal cancer8 | 12 (11.8%) | ||||||
Other cancers9 | 9 (8.8%) | ||||||
Previous Treatment (multiple answers) | |||||||
Surgery | 59 (57.8%) | ||||||
Chemotherapy | 90 (88.2%) | ||||||
Radiation | 40 (39.2%) | ||||||
Other pharmacotherapies10 | 16 (15.7%) | ||||||
No treatment | 3 (2.9%) | ||||||
Treatment Status | |||||||
Under treatment | 2 (2.0%) | ||||||
Treatment completed and stopped | 100 (98.0%) | ||||||
Recurrence/metastasis | |||||||
Yes | 94 (92.2%) | ||||||
ECOG Performance status11 | |||||||
PS 0 | 0 (0.0%) | ||||||
PS 1 and 2 | 15 (14.7%) | ||||||
PS 3 | 37 (36.3%) | ||||||
PS 4 | 50 (49.0%) | ||||||
Period between occurrence of cancer and the present time | |||||||
Under 3 years | 62 (60.8%) | ||||||
At least 3 but less than 6 years | 21 (20.6%) | ||||||
6 years and over | 19 (18.6%) | ||||||
Disclosed prognosis to the spouse | |||||||
2 weeks or under | 36 (35.3%) | ||||||
1 month - 3 months | 49 (48.0%) | ||||||
4 - 6 months | 6 (5.9%) | ||||||
Uninformed | 11 (10.8%) | ||||||
Period between prognostic disclosure to the spouse and the present time |
| ||||||
Under 2 weeks | 63 (61.8%) | ||||||
At least 2 weeks but less than 3 months | 21 (20.6%) | ||||||
3 months and over | 7 (6.9%) | ||||||
Uninformed | 11 (10.8%) | ||||||
Child/Children | |||||||
Yes | 90 (88.2%) | ||||||
Number of children |
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N = 0 | 12 (11.8%) | ||||||
N = 1 | 17 (16.7%) | ||||||
N = 2 | 58 (56.9%) | ||||||
N = 3 | 15 (14.7%) | ||||||
Children’s ages (y) (multiple answers) | |||||||
Under 20 s | 7 (6.9%) | ||||||
20 s and 30 s | 56 (54.9%) | ||||||
40 s and 50 s | 52 (51.0%) | ||||||
No answer | 1 (1.0%) | ||||||
Living together with a patient | 102 (100.0%) | ||||||
Housemate other than a patient (multiple answers) | 43 (42.2%) | ||||||
Child/Children | 38 (37.3%) | ||||||
Grandchild/Grandchildren | 7 (6.9%) | ||||||
Others12 | 9 (8.8%) | ||||||
Spouse’s occupation | |||||||
Full time job | 19 (18.6%) | ||||||
Part time job | 16 (15.7%) | ||||||
Homemaker | 39 (38.2%) | ||||||
Retirement13 | 12 (11.8%) | ||||||
Unemployed | 6 (5.9%) | ||||||
Others14 | 10 (9.8%) | ||||||
Spouse’s education | |||||||
Junior high school | 5 (4.9%) | ||||||
High school | 51 (50.0%) | ||||||
Vocational school and junior college | 26 (25.5%) | ||||||
Higher than a college degree | 18 (17.6%) | ||||||
No answer | 2 (2.0%) | ||||||