Table 1 Factors associated with recall among women with informational needs & women with practical or psychosocial needs
From: Breast cancer patients’ recall of receiving patient assistance services
Recalled Informational help (N = 140) | Did not recall Informational Help (N = 62) | P | Recalled Practical or Psychosocial Help (N = 31) | Did not recall Practical or Psychosocial help (N = 48) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (yrs) mean ± SD | 57 ± 11.9 | 58 ± 10.0 | 0.62 | 56 ± 10.6 | 56 ± 12.1 | 0.78 |
Race | 0.35 | 0.49 | ||||
Black | 30 (22%) | 19 (32%) | 7 (24%) | 14 (30%) | ||
White | 45 (34%) | 18 (31%) | 9 (31%) | 9 (19%) | ||
Hispanic | 59 (44%) | 22 (37%) | 13 (45%) | 24 (51%) | ||
High school graduate | 102 (73%) | 45 (73%) | 0.97 | 20 (65%) | 34 (71%) | 0.56 |
Insurance | 0.36 | 0.78 | ||||
Medicare | 21 (15%) | 13 (21%) | 4 (13%) | 9 (19%) | ||
Medicaid/Non-Insured | 51 (36%) | 17 (27%) | 14 (45%) | 21 (44%) | ||
Commercial | 68 (49%) | 32 (52%) | 13 (42%) | 18 (38%) | ||
Income < $15,000/year | 46 (33%) | 19 (31%) | 0.76 | 11 (35%) | 17 (35%) | 0.99 |
English speaking | 81 (58%) | 39 (63%) | 0.50 | 18 (58%) | 22 (46%) | 0.29 |
Needs met | 112 (80%) | 0 | <0.001* | 18 (58%) | 3 (6%) | <0.001* |
Radiation treatment received | 93 (67%) | 45 (73%) | 0.42 | 21 (68%) | 34 (71%) | 0.77 |
Chemotherapy received | 88 (63%) | 34 (56%) | 0.31 | 20 (65%) | 30 (63%) | 0.86 |
Hormonal therapy received | 99 (71%) | 48 (79%) | 0.27 | 24 (77%) | 34 (71%) | 0.52 |
Trust MD, mean ± SD+ | 94 ± 8.4 | 92 ± 8.2 | 0.07 | 93 ± 9.1 | 92 ± 9.7 | 0.68 |
Instrumental Social Support, mean ± SD+ | 67 ± 27.3 | 70 ± 24.4 | 0.48 | 71 ± 29.5 | 67 ± 25.2 | 0.50 |
Emotional Social Support, mean ± SD+ | 79 ± 19.3 | 79 ± 18.8 | 0.83 | 77 ± 21.2 | 78 ± 19.6 | 0.91 |
SF-12, Physical Health, mean ± SD+ | 44 ± 11.7 | 46 ± 10.3 | 0.20 | 45 ± 9.0 | 44 ±11.4 | 0.53 |
SF-12, Mental Health, mean ± SD+ | 49 ± 11.4 | 46 ± 10.1 | 0.08 | 48 ± 13.4 | 48 ± 12.4 | 0.93 |